Boots pharmacy sales up 10% in fourth quarter of 2024 Boots UK attributes the sales increase to the launch of Pharmacy First, a record year for travel vaccinations and increasing demand for Boots Online Doctor.…
Pathfinder sites report 28-minute consultation times, finds NHS England analysis Figures show that more than 1,000 consultations have been completed under the independent prescribing programme, with almost one third resulting in a prescription.…
Government to ‘accelerate’ roll-out of independent prescribing in pharmacies, says prime minister Speaking at prime minister’s questions, Sir Keir Starmer reiterated the importance of delivering care in “local communities to spot problems earlier”.…
More than 1.5 million people could be given tirzepatide for weight loss under NHS proposals Priority will be given to patients with the highest clinical need, identified as those with a BMI of more than 40 and at least three specific weight-related health problems.…
Number of independent prescribers rose by 37% in 2023, reveals NHS workforce survey Responses to the annual survey recorded 1,494 full-time equivalent independent prescriber roles, up 37% on the 1,087 recorded the year before.…
Community pharmacy domestic abuse support scheme to end in November 2024 Despite the 'Ask for ANI' service ending in November 2024, the UK Says No More 'Safe spaces' scheme will continue to operate.…
Changes to hub-and-spoke legislation will be delayed, government tells CPE Community Pharmacy England says it has been told by the Department for Health and Social Care that the changes will not happen from 1 January 2025 as planned.…
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.…
Regulator misses fitness-to-practise timeliness standard for sixth year in a row The Professional Standards Authority said the General Pharmaceutical Council “is still taking too long to progress fitness-to-practise investigations”.…
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”.…