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.…
PJ view: Community pharmacies need investment to reduce health inequalities Without a significant boost in government funding for the community pharmacy sector, health inequalities will continue to grow.…
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.…
House of Commons passes amendment allowing pharmacists to opt out of assisted dying process The amendment means that pharmacy staff would be under no obligation to supply substances to be used in assisted dying.…
Decline in pharmacy access in most deprived areas four times greater than in least deprived, study results show Authors found that, between 2014 and 2023, there was an almost 12% decrease in the number of community pharmacies in the most deprived areas of England compared with a 3% reduction in the least deprived areas.…
Assisted dying exemption amendment for pharmacists to be debated in Parliament Kim Leadbeater MP, who introduced the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, has proposed the amendment, which will be discussed at the Bill's report stage.…
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.…
Government commits to introducing pharmacy supervision legislation later in 2025 According to a parliamentary answer from pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock, the government will publish its response to its own consultation over supervision changes “later this year”.…
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.…
Using entrustable professional activities to build the future pharmacist Entrustable professional activities are used when training MPharm students to address the issue of competencies in practice-based environments not preparing students for real patient problems during experiential learning.…
