Pharmacy bodies

Video consultations to be piloted as part of future plans for community pharmacies

Pharmacies in Wales will be piloting the use of video consultation software as part of the government’s plans for returning to business as usual following the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Leyla Hannbeck: ‘COVID-19 has many pharmacies struggling to keep their heads above water’

The chief executive officer of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies speaks about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected pharmacy and the risk of impending closures.…

Pharmacists able to access COVID-19 testing within one day of sending in a request

Community pharmacists in the West Midlands can be tested for COVID-19 the day after requesting one from NHS England, local pharmacy leaders have said.…

Pharmacist ‘shaken’ after reported assault as cases of abuse towards pharmacy staff rise

A pharmacist who says he was assaulted at work on 10 April 2020 has said he is “still in shock and shaken” from the incident.…

Urgent calls to revise advice on protective equipment in face of COVID-19

Pharmacy negotiators have called on Public Health England to urgently “re-examine” its advice on personal protective equipment, because further supplies of gloves, masks and aprons “will be needed” during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Pharmacies urged to stay open seven days per week in the face of COVID-19

Pharmacists in Scotland have been urged to do what they can to ensure that pharmacies stay open for seven days per week during the COVID-19 crisis.…

Scottish community pharmacy sees first ever three-year funding settlement agreed

The first ever three-year funding settlement for Scottish community pharmacy will see an increase of almost £5m for the sector over the 2020/2021 financial year.…

Pharmacy delivery drivers to be trained to spot loneliness in older patients

Community pharmacy drivers who deliver prescriptions to patients’ homes are to be trained to spot signs of loneliness and isolation in frail older people in a pilot being developed in Wales.…

Funding needed for community pharmacists to tackle patients’ smoking and drinking, say pharmacy bodies

Community pharmacists need adequate funding and resources if they’re to discuss patients’ drinking, smoking and wellbeing, pharmacy organisations have said in response to a National Institute for Health and Care Excellence consultation.…

More than 70 new advanced therapy medicinal products could be available in the UK by 2024

As many as 72 new advanced therapy medicinal products could be available in the UK by 2024, according to horizon scanning by the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service.…