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Local pharmaceutical committee awarded £60k contract to improve referral rates to pharmacies

The integration project is aimed at assessing barriers to integration for community pharmacy services to propose solutions to streamline their processes and ensure the right patients are prioritised.…

National Pharmacy Board meeting: 7 November 2024

An overview of the latest open meetings of the national pharmacy boards.…

Government plans for 2.8% pay uplift for hospital pharmacy staff

Unite the Union described the pay increase an “insult”, saying the NHS will not remedy its recruitment and retention crisis without tackling the issue of restorative pay.…

First independent prescribing pathfinder pharmacy goes live using tailored IT system

Community pharmacy has eagerly awaited the ‘Independent prescribing in community pharmacy pathfinder programme’ after it was announced that, from 2026, all newly qualified pharmacists will become prescribers from the point of registration.…

Top ten opinion articles of 2024

The Pharmaceutical Journal has highlighted a wide range of views in 2024, covering topics ranging from accessing weight-loss injections to the introduction of widespread pharmacogenomic testing.…

ARRS staff linked to lower prescribing rates in GP practices, study results show

Lower levels of prescribing could be attributed to the high number of pharmacists employed under the additional roles reimbursement scheme, the paper says.…

Prescribing dilemma: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for heart failure in an older patient

The fourth article of our new prescribing dilemmas series, exploring real-world dilemmas that pharmacist prescribers encounter in clinical practice.…

Hospitals should review pharmacy support in emergency departments, says health safety investigation body

In a report, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body recommends that hospitals evaluate their processes so that patients in need of time-critical medicines are identified as soon as possible upon admission.…

NHS data show significant variation in GP referrals to Pharmacy First across England

Exclusive: GPs in one integrated care board area made more than 11,000 Pharmacy First referrals between 31 January and 30 September 2024, while in another the figure was lower than 650.…

Outstanding pharmacy professionals recognised in The Pharmaceutical Journal’s 2024 ‘Women to Watch’ list

Finalists on our fifth Women to Watch list work across all facets of the pharmacy sector, and were judged by the panel on their drive, influence and impact.…