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Health think tanks tasked with pharmacy vision for England

PSNC has commissioned two leading think tanks to develop a new vision for community pharmacy.

31 Oct 2022

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Pharmacy minister is ‘hugely interested’ in Tariff prices on prescriptions

Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay said Will Quince (pictured) is keen on his Bill but there are concerns in community pharmacy.

28 Oct 2022

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Next three year plan to transform pharmacy in Wales announced

Updated goals for that pharmacy profession in Wales have been announced by the Welsh Government

27 Oct 2022

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MP tries to resuscitate drug price labelling legislation to cut waste

Patients should be encouraged to 'do their bit' to cut spending, says South Thanet MP

27 Oct 2022

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Government will have reduced pharmacy contract by £1bn

Phoenix group managing director Steve Anderson said pharmacy’s funding figures were “truly shocking"

26 Oct 2022

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CCA chief warns pharmacy minister more funding is needed

CCA chief executive Malcolm Harrison says the Government's plan for patients is at stake

26 Oct 2022

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Superdrug freezes prices for own-brand cough and cold products

Chain announces it will freeze prices until March 2023

26 Oct 2022

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GPhC to start defining responsible pharmacist roles from December

Transfer of powers to regulators will 'strengthen governance' of pharmacies says GPhC

25 Oct 2022

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NI pharmacists call urgent Stormont meeting on drug price worries

Pharmacies face 'going to the wall' without immediate support, MLAs told

25 Oct 2022

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NHS Somerset aims for 6,000 GP CPCS monthly consultations

GPs in Somerset referring 1,000 patients to pharmacies each month, says commissioner

25 Oct 2022

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NPA rolls out pharmacy apprenticeships alongside training provider

NPA strikes up partnership with Skills4Pharmacy to roll out Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeships

25 Oct 2022

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Flu jabs protective against ischaemic stroke

Spanish primary care records point to a 12 per cent reduction in stroke risk

24 Oct 2022

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Pharmacists tell NHS that sector’s voice is ‘too fragmented’

Too many bodies promoting their own agendas, NHS commission on pharmacy leadership hears

24 Oct 2022

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Over 150 medicines in short supply as situation worsens in NI

Shortages have hit supplies of drugs that treat blood pressure, mental health, osteoporosis and prostate conditions.

21 Oct 2022

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Pharmacist prescribing will fragment primary care, warns leading GP

Imperial College professor says government should increase investment in GP services instead

20 Oct 2022

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Clinical services will create a stable pharmacy network in Wales

Welsh CPhO Andrew Evans says clinical services make pharmacy 'an investable proposition'

20 Oct 2022

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