Hospice UK calls for national standard in community pharmacy palliative care The report has also identified opportunities to “strengthen education and training in palliative care and bereavement support for rural pharmacists”.…
Pharmacy First uptake ‘not what we would like it to be’, says minister Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock said that the government will work to reform the financial arrangements for Pharmacy First to incentivise pharmacists to embrace the scheme.…
Ban on new distance-selling pharmacies will result in ‘even playing field’ for contractors, says government Legislative changes coming into force later in June 2025 will also prohibit distance-selling pharmacies from providing remote services in person on their premises.…
Funding gap: economic analysis paints dire picture of community pharmacy’s sustainability An independent economic analysis has revealed that the cost of delivering community pharmacy NHS services in England far outstrips the funding available, even after the uplift agreed in the latest contract negotiations.…
Net zero: progress on reducing the environmental impact of medicines Although some progress has been made towards reducing the carbon footprint of medicines within the NHS, experts say there needs to be more focus on medicines waste and disease prevention.…
NICE to work with NHS Race and Health Observatory to de-bias clinical guidance The two-year partnership will examine clinical guidance across maternal and neonatal health, mental health, genomics, sickle cell and hypertension.…
The pharmacy funding boost is a step in the right direction but it will not go far enough This month, our health policy columnist warns that while the latest pharmacy contract announcements are good news for pharmacy, the damage from years of underfunding may be difficult to undo.…
NHS England sets target to save £1bn on medicines by 2029 Board papers published in March 2025 said that using “commercial capabilities” had realised close to £500m in medicines savings in 2023/2024.…
Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 28 February 2025 An overview of the latest open meeting of the Scottish Pharmacy Board.…
Community pharmacy funding boosted by £617m in two-year contract Community Pharmacy England has announced that a £193m write-off of historic margin overspend has also been agreed with the government.…
