Architecture exhibit aims to start a discussion on the use of space in community pharmacies The field of health architecture looks at how working environments are designed, exploring what spaces mean to people and how they interact with them.…
MPs call for urgent overhaul of community pharmacy funding model A report by the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee said it had been told of annual shortfalls of “at least £67,000 per pharmacy in England” and up to “around £100,000” by pharmacy representative organisations.…
Andrea Leadsom: ‘Pharmacy First is such a big win’ The pharmacy minister tells The Pharmaceutical Journal about her view on mitigating medicine shortages and how online pharmacies can solve patient access issues where pharmacies have closed.…
Pharmacy under fire: managing medicines in war zones In this episode of The PJ Pod, we explore the challenges pharmacists face while working in conflict areas, such as Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan.…
How our trust reduced carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to driving almost 7,000 miles in a month Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reduced its medicines waste by moving patients’ medication with them and returning unused medication to the pharmacy in a timely manner.…
Politicians urged to review prescription charge system as fee rises to almost £10 per item The NHS prescription charge will increase from £9.65 to £9.90 per item from 1 May 2024.…
National pharmacy board meetings: February 2024 In the first national pharmacy board meetings of the year, each group discussed their plans and priorities for the year ahead.…
Are we self-actualising in pharmacy? This month’s pick of academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
RPS calls for review of the medicines supply chain in its general election manifesto ‘General election 2024: The voice of pharmacy during the general election’ sets out challenges likely to be faced by the next Westminster government.…
Andrea Leadsom appointed as new pharmacy minister Previously the government’s early years adviser, Andrea Leadsom becomes the fifth pharmacy minister since 2022.…
