Everything you need to know about the NHS antibiotic subscription model Following what has been deemed a successful pilot, NHS England is hoping that its new subscription model will boost drug development by paying manufacturers a fixed fee for antimicrobials.…
Pharmacy minister says community pharmacy contract is in ‘crisis’ Speaking at the Labour Party Conference on 24 September 2024, Stephen Kinnock said every aspect of his portfolio was “in crisis”.…
Health secretary criticises ‘threat’ of collective action from National Pharmacy Association Speaking at the Labour Party Annual Conference in Liverpool, Wes Streeting said action would “harm patients and make the relationship with patients worse”.…
How will we generate the new generation of prescribing pharmacists? The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist looks at how, in practice, new cohorts of prescribing pharmacists can be taught and supervised.…
Director for RPS Scotland wins FIP Congress oral presentation prize Laura Wilson said she hopes her presentation helped to encourage pharmacists “from across the world to consider how hospital clinical pharmacy services can be transformed to enhance patient care”.…
Whole-pack dispensing to be introduced from January 2025 following legislation change Community Pharmacy England says professional judgement should be used to assess whether dispensing 10% more or less than the quantity prescribed is appropriate.…
Call for papers: palliative and end-of-life care The Pharmaceutical Journal would like to invite UK pharmacy professionals to let us know what they are doing in their local area to improve access to palliative and end-of-life care.…
Pharmacy2U blocked from taking over LloydsDirect premises The application was refused on the basis that the appeals committee “could not be satisfied that there are procedures likely to secure safe and effective provision of essential services”.…
Pharmacists should have right to choose whether to be involved in assisted dying, says RPS The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland wants to ensure that pharmacists are not compelled to support the assisted dying process if they have moral, ethical or religious objections to it.…
What will it take to fix pharmacy’s stubbornly unchanged ethnicity pay gap? The Pharmaceutical Journal’s latest survey data show ethnic minority pharmacists continue to be paid less than their white colleagues.…
