Warm words cannot mask the true picture of pharmacy neglect The Pharmaceutical Journal's health policy columnist looks at why ministers keep talking about Pharmacy First in England, but there is a lack of progress when it comes to its implementation.…
PJ view: Pharmacy’s professional leadership body deserves an independent voice Those appointing the new Pharmacy Leadership Council should carefully consider how best to empower pharmacy to develop standards and leadership that are fit for the future.…
Supermarket branches at risk of closure could shift 1 million extra prescriptions per month to nearby pharmacies Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data show that supermarket-based pharmacies at risk of closure dispensed a total of 984,246 prescriptions in the month of October 2022.…
Pharmacist named one of Wales’ ‘changemakers’ for work on healthcare sustainability Yasmina Hamdaoui helped to establish a ‘green group’ at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and has also been involved in the wider Green Health Wales initiative.…
UK government rejects proposals for a national formulary for HRT Other rejected recommendations include the introduction of a menopause leave policy as well as making menopause a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.…
Children can be given oral solid dose antibiotics amid supply problems, NHS guidance says NHS guidance says whole doses of solid oral dosage forms can be used 'off label' in place of oral suspensions.…
Fixing the UK’s medicines shortage crisis As the UK’s medicine shortage crisis rumbles on, continuing to put patients at risk, we take a closer look at the suspected roots of the issue to identify four ways the problems could be fixed.…
Pharmacy negotiators in renewed talks with government on ‘Pharmacy First’ service in England Speaking at the NHS Providers conference, Steve Barclay said the government is looking at how to progress Pharmacy First as a way of improving access to general practice.…
Royal Pharmaceutical Society encourages UK-wide antibiotic amnesty The Society warns that unsafe disposal of medicines can increase the spread of resistance genes among bacteria, putting human and animal health at risk.…
New pharmacy minister appointed Neil O'Brien, already a health minister, will become the fourth MP to hold the Westminster pharmacy brief in 2022.…
