Pharmacy flu vaccine delivery to over-65s increased by 20 percentage points in five years Data from the UK Health Security Agency show that since 2019/2020, the proportion of vaccines administered to at-risk patients via community pharmacies rose from 11.4% to 26.7%.…
Take-home naloxone: could community pharmacies be the answer to tackling drug deaths? Legislation to widen access to the opioid antidote naloxone came into force in December 2024. Experts say the community pharmacy network could use these changes to make sure this life-saving medicine reaches those who need it.…
More than two-thirds of locums have experienced a drop in available shifts, survey finds The Pharmacists’ Defence Association survey also found that locum pharmacists were working less than they would like to.…
Hospital pharmacists awarded 3.6% pay rise The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists said the pay award does not go far enough in reversing the below-inflation awards seen in previous years.…
Funding gap: economic analysis paints dire picture of community pharmacy’s sustainability An independent economic analysis has revealed that the cost of delivering community pharmacy NHS services in England far outstrips the funding available, even after the uplift agreed in the latest contract negotiations.…
Five percent of the public find community pharmacies ‘difficult’ to access, survey finds Polling by YouGov also found that 37% of respondents found general practice was difficult to access during winter 2024.…
Next Welsh government urged to agree new community pharmacy funding formula In its manifesto published ahead of the 2026 Senedd elections, Community Pharmacy Wales said the next Welsh government must ensure the future of a viable and sustainable community pharmacy network.…
Government commits to introducing pharmacy supervision legislation later in 2025 According to a parliamentary answer from pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock, the government will publish its response to its own consultation over supervision changes “later this year”.…
Community Pharmacy Scotland announces first part of funding deal for 2025/2026 Under the funding deal accepted by Community Pharmacy Scotland, in 2025/2026, the guaranteed minimum for reimbursement will increase to £120m.…
Hub-and-spoke dispensing expansion set to begin in October 2025 Hub-and-spoke dispensing between different legal entities will be permitted from 1 October 2025 under draft amendments to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012.…
