Community Pharmacy Scotland announces first part of funding deal for 2025/2026 Under the funding deal accepted by Community Pharmacy Scotland, in 2025/2026, the guaranteed minimum for reimbursement will increase to £120m.…
Scottish government offers hospital pharmacists 8% pay increase over two years The proposed pay offer to NHS Agenda for Change staff amounts to an £701m investment and is promised to remain above the consumer price index inflation rate in 2025/2026 and 2026/2027.…
Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 28 February 2025 An overview of the latest open meeting of the Scottish Pharmacy Board.…
Gail Caldwell receives RPS Charter Award The director of pharmacy at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde was given the award for being a “driving force” behind improvements to pharmacy service and workforce development in Scotland.…
First minister says Pharmacy First will expand to cover more clinical conditions John Swinney’s comments came in a speech on improving public services and NHS renewal, delivered at an event at the National Robotarium in Edinburgh.…
What does the assisted dying legislation mean for pharmacy? The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill still has a long way to go before becoming law and pharmacy organisations have unresolved questions about what it might mean for pharmacy practice.…
Health inequalities included in updated cancer referral guidelines The Scottish government's ‘Cancer Strategy for Scotland 2023–2033’ highlights that there is “convincing evidence” that socioeconomic and health disparities are linked with increased diagnoses of more advanced cancers.…
Pharmacists to improve provision of palliative care medicines under proposed five-year strategy The Scottish government has set out plans to provide better access to high-quality palliative care by 2030, as well as the provision of clear medicines information for patients and their families.…
Scottish government to replace paper prescriptions by 2026 The ‘Digital prescribing and dispensing programme’ is aimed to introduce an advanced electronic signature that will replace the wet signature on prescriptions.…
Community pharmacies to receive increase in funding worth £13.2m for 2024/2025 Community Pharmacy Scotland has accepted a £13.2m uplift in the country's community pharmacy remuneration global sum, bringing the total to £232.7m for 2024/2025.…
