UK healthcare

Expert panel says government is making ‘inadequate’ progress on four out of nine of its pharmacy commitments

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee-commissioned report, which ran alongside the committee's own inquiry into pharmacy services in England, said least progress had been made on legislative changes.…

Beyond ‘safety of supply’: a response to Harry McQuillan’s lecture

The emphasis placed by Harry McQuillan, chief executive of Community Pharmacy Scotland, on the need for community pharmacists in the UK to transition from an 'accuracy of supply' model to a 'safety of supply' model is certainly worthy of attention. However, I argue that we must not stop th…

The use of insulin biobetters and biosimilars in the UK

An overview of the issues surrounding biosimilar insulins.…

Pharmacy profession had ‘limited influence’ on government policy in decade to 2017, analysis suggests

Researchers identified several areas of weakness, including transparency of evidence on which pharmacy bodies’ policies were based between 2008 and 2017.…

How to conduct effective men’s health promotion in community pharmacy

Advice and examples from practice detailing how pharmacists can lead successful local interventions that target men’s health improvement.…

Regulator approves first RSV vaccine for older adults

Data suggest that respiratory syncytial virus accounts for 8,000 deaths each year in adults aged 60 years and over in the UK.…

Government and NHS must work with pharmacy sector to improve shared patient records

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee said work must be done to enable improved system interoperability and data sharing, which could feed into improving shared patient records.…

Elen Jones: ‘We need to instil passion in those coming into pharmacy’

The Pharmaceutical Journal talks to Elen Jones, director for Wales at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, about her priorities, including her vision for pharmacy and focus on sustainability.…

Redundancy ‘a possibility’ for Boots pharmacists as it shuts 300 pharmacies, union says

The Pharmacists' Defence Association said it expects at-risk Boots employees to receive “adequate redundancy compensation".…

Boots to close 300 pharmacies as part of cost-cutting plan

The plans were announced during a presentation to investors on Walgreen Boots Alliance's latest quarterly financial results.…