Pilot projects

Asthma inhaler recycling will not be renewed, manufacturer confirms

A pilot scheme that led to more than 52,000 inhalers being recycled will not be renewed, manufacturer Chiesi has said.…

Pharmacists now able to refer patients to extended pharmacy pregnancy smoking cessation service

Exclusive: Any community pharmacist in the pilot area can now refer patients to the smoking cessation scheme.…

Pharmacists can digitally transfer patient flu vaccination data to GPs in two-week pilot

Pharmacists in Leeds will be able to send updates to GPs on patients who have their flu vaccination in pharmacies from 14 October 2019, as part of a two-week pilot.…

NHS launches pharmacy UTI test and treat pilot

The NHS has launched a pilot test and treat service for patients who suspect they have a urinary tract infection.…

Recruiting community pharmacies to a smoking support service trial using the ‘Russian doll’ approach

‘Smoking Treatment Optimisation in Pharmacies’ (STOP) is a six-year programme funded by the National Institute for Health Research. STOP is a complex intervention based on behavioural theory, and involves training for pharmacy staff and associated study materials, such as badges and post…

Huge increase in pharmacy-supplied urgent repeat prescriptions, internal NHS evaluation finds

Some 42% of all patient requests for urgent repeat prescriptions made via the NHS 111 service were supplied by community pharmacists, up from 1% a year ago. …

NHS app to allow patients to order repeat prescriptions

Pilot testing of a new NHS smartphone app will begin in October 2018, before being rolled out across England in December 2018.…

Pharmacy urgent medicine supply service extended by a further six months

The NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Service has been extended for a further six months, the pharmacy minister Steve Brine has confirmed.…

GP pharmacists are here to stay, says lead evaluator

Although it can take up to a year for pharmacists to become autonomous in seeing patients, they are already making a real difference in GP practices, said the lead researcher in a recent evaluation of NHS England’s pilot scheme.…

Urgent medicine pharmacy service prevents a quarter of patients from going without drugs

Just under one in four patients would have gone without their medicine if a pharmacist had not supplied it via the NHS Urgent Medicines Supply Advanced Service…