Pharmacy bodies express anger over exclusion from business rates relief Community pharmacy representatives disappointed that pharmacies were not included in government decision to cut business rates for pubs and live music venues.…
Community pharmacy in focus: research insights on improving patient care The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s former deputy chief scientist and Community Pharmacy England’s director of research reflect on recently published research studies in and through community pharmacy.…
Community pharmacies face ‘economic peril’, CPE warns government In an “uncompromising” letter, Community Pharmacy England said negotiations for the next pharmacy contract must close the funding gap for the sector.…
Pharmacy2U acquires Care Quality Pharmacy Care Quality Pharmacy offers prescription and NHS services to a variety of care home groups, extra care services and domiciliary care agencies.…
Everything you need to know about PrEP provision in community pharmacy Provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis is increasing across the UK and it has been shown to be highly effective. But why has there been so little progress on the long called-for expansion to provide the drugs via community pharmacy?…
Health news round-up: vaccinations off-site, child health and medicines shortages A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…
From dispensing to research: a new service opportunity for community pharmacy Community pharmacy practice in the UK is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. With the successful rollout of minor ailment services in all UK nations, the expansion of independent prescribing and the delivery of advanced clinical services — key pillars of the N…
Speaking up: how to raise concerns in the pharmacy workplace In this episode of The PJ Pod, we talk about the importance of speaking up if you have a safety or wellbeing concern and how to go about it.…
Pharmacies can deliver more vaccinations off-site, government confirms Under changes to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, community pharmacies will be allowed to offer vaccination services outside registered premises.…
Drug consumption room pilot records more than 1,000 injecting episodes in a month According to latest service data on The Thistle, a drug consumption facility in Glasgow, 560 people used the site's services more than 10,000 times in 2025.…
