Pharmacy sectors

Pharmacists made 150,000 patient interventions during anticoagulant safety audits, report finds

The results of the two national audits revealed a significant increase in patients with a yellow anticoagulant alert card, from 66.5% in 2021/2023 to 73.3% in 2023/2024.…

Director for RPS Scotland wins FIP Congress oral presentation prize

Laura Wilson said she hopes her presentation helped to encourage pharmacists “from across the world to consider how hospital clinical pharmacy services can be transformed to enhance patient care”.…

COVID-19 Inquiry must consider pharmacy resilience in case of future pandemics, says RPS

A statement from the RPS emphasised how much the complexity and fragility of medicine supply chains were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to widespread shortages.…

Community pharmacy may face similar access problems to general practice, warns NHS review

A report conducted by Lord Darzi has warned that there is a risk that community pharmacy will face similar access problems to general practice if it continues on its current trajectory.…

Understanding human factors in patient safety when prescribing

How human factors can help in developing safe prescribing practices and reduce error risk.…

Whole-pack dispensing to be introduced from January 2025 following legislation change

Community Pharmacy England says professional judgement should be used to assess whether dispensing 10% more or less than the quantity prescribed is appropriate.…

Pharmacies warned to be prepared to support people being released early from prison

NHS England has written to community pharmacy leads and GPs to request that they prepare to support people being released early from prison in September and October 2024.…

Prescribing in community pharmacy: will it fail or flourish?

With so few pharmacists working in prescribing roles within community pharmacy and so many barriers to becoming a prescriber, how will those who qualify after 2026 be supported to prescribe?…

Pharmacy2U blocked from taking over LloydsDirect premises

The application was refused on the basis that the appeals committee “could not be satisfied that there are procedures likely to secure safe and effective provision of essential services”.…

Chair of RPS English Pharmacy Board appointed to NHS Assembly

The NHS Assembly was formed in 2019 to shape the delivery of the ‘NHS long-term plan’.…