Pharmacy sectors

Pharmacy First data included in AMR report for first time

The most dispensed antimicrobials through the Pharmacy First service in its first 11 months to December 2024 were phenoxymethylpenicillin, nitrofurantoin, flucloxacillin and amoxicillin.…

Prime minister commits to ‘strengthen regulation’ following Jhoots fall-out

Keir Starmer said during prime minister's questions that the government is “working speedily to consider how to strengthen regulation” in NHS-contracted pharmacies.…

Cuts to integrated care boards could ‘set NHS ambitions back’

Ewan Maule, chair of the ICB Chief Pharmacist Network, said confirmation of a 50% cut to integrated care board staff would mean “disruption and distraction” during the NHS's busy winter period.…

Staffing costs ‘unsustainable’ for half of pharmacy businesses

In Community Pharmacy England's 2025 pharmacy pressures survey report, the negotiating body called for increased funding to support recruitment and retain pharmacy staff.…

Chronic kidney disease: impacts, challenges and pathways to improvement

An overview of how advancements in detection and treatment approaches can improve management of chronic kidney disease and improve health inequalities.…

Allied Pharmacies takes over 60 Jhoots branches

Allied Pharmacies said that although the majority of former Jhoots locations are temporarily closed, the multiple is “fully committed to reinstating essential pharmacy services”.…

A net-zero health plan starts with pharmacy

The NHS ten-year health plan’s sustainability goals will be impossible to achieve unless the potential of pharmacy is realised and prioritised.…

Embedding quality improvement in pharmacy practice: a departmental strategy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton 

Nationally, there is a growing emphasis on embedding quality improvement (QI) and research as core components of pharmacy practice. Initiatives such as the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) support for pharmacy research professionals and the development of the Royal Pharmaceutic…

Pharmacy minister ‘immensely grateful’ for work of RPS

Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock told the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s annual conference that under the NHS ten-year plan, pharmacists will play a “key role” in neighbourhood health teams.…

Chemotherapy for 13,000 patients at risk owing to ‘significant’ aseptic capacity issue, warns ex-NHS England lead

The House of Lords Public Services Committee heard that capacity within aseptic teams is a "significant issue” across England.…