A 2.8% pay uplift recommendation reflects a tough economy for everyone In this month’s health policy column, Andy Cowper warns that high gilts and low growth may mean pay parsimony for pharmacists, but questions whether more NHS strikes would have public backing.…
Evaluation report of community pharmacy clinical services delayed until spring 2025, says NHS England Exclusive: NHS England said the delay is to avoid releasing an incomplete report, which could infer inaccurate suggestions relating to the pharmacy sector and damage patient confidence.…
PDA begins fundraising for international campaign to send medicines to Gaza The ‘Medicines to Gaza’ initiative was set up by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association to raise funds for medicines in Palestine.…
Pharmacists recognised in New Year Honours List 2025 RPS member Alan Kurtz, RPS Fellow Laura McIver and Michelle Riddalls, chief executive of the PAGB, have been recognised for their services to pharmacy.…
Looking back at 2024: a review of the biggest stories in pharmacy In this episode, The PJ team revisits 2024 in pharmacy before sharing predictions for the year ahead.…
Online pharmacies to be inspected within six months of registration, says GPhC The target for first inspections of new bricks-and-mortar pharmacies will be extended to 12 months.…
Government to set up 20 research hubs with £100m VPAG investment The new commercial research delivery centres place clinical trials into community settings to enable under-served regions to improve their participation in research.…
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.…
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.…
