Pharmacy sectors

National community pharmacy prescribing service to be negotiated from 2026

In a letter sent to integrated care boards, NHS England also said that they should agree locally which ‘Independent prescribing in community pharmacy pathfinder programme’ sites will be continued after 31 December 2025.…

GPhC considering ‘additional regulatory powers’ for pharmacy owner accountability

Under its five-year strategy delivery plan, the regulator also said it would consider if inspection frequency could be incorporated into its risk-based approach to maintain regulatory contact.…

Pharmacy bodies join forces to urge pharmacy minister ‘to close £2.6bn funding gap’

Senior figures from pharmacy bodies also told pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock that “with the right support” pharmacies can contribute toward the aims of NHS's ten-year health plan via the expansion of services and the shifting of care into the community.…

Developing clinical practice through 50 years of a drug information network

Now is the time for the profession to celebrate the contributions to the development of clinical pharmacy, which followed the first meeting of regional drug information (DI) pharmacists 50 years ago on 28 November 1975 in Bristol. It quickly established the structure for a developing UK-wide DI netw…

Pharmacist job advertisements fall by almost one-fifth for the second year in a row

Office for National Statistics data, analysed by The Pharmaceutical Journal, show that the biggest regional drop in online job advertisements for pharmacists was in Yorkshire and the Humber.…

TB treatment can be resumed following ‘significant improvement’ in antimicrobial supply

The Scottish government said that available licensed stock and unlicensed imports of antimicrobial medicines “should be optimised to ensure continuity of patient treatment”.…

How to improve pharmacy services by integrating trauma-informed care

An overview of how implementing trauma-informed care and psychologically-informed environments in pharmacy settings can improve patient outcomes.…

NHS England tells care boards to ‘maximise’ Pharmacy First in planning guidance

Under NHS England’s multi-year planning framework, integrated care boards must also introduce prescribing-based services into community pharmacies in 2026/2027.…

HRT prescribing increases by 370% in past decade

Data from the NHS Business Services Authority also show that in 2024/2025, the number of patients who were prescribed hormone replacement therapy almost tripled compared to 2015/2016.…

More than one-third of people in Scotland used Pharmacy First in 2024/2025

A report by Public Health Scotland also revealed that in 2024/2025, the number of people who used Pharmacy First Scotland at least once in year increased by more than 50% compared with 2021/2022.…