NHS

NHS prescription charges will rise to £9.35 per prescription item from April 1, an increase of 20p on the current charge. 

A pilot that saw pharmacists work with GP surgeries to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing achieved “staggering” results.

The Government has issued a serious shortage protocol for levothyroxine 12.5mcg tablets in response to “significant ongoing disruption” to supply.

The PDA says all community pharmacies should deliver second doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine.

Webcast participants think positively about the concept of a "reset" 

Pharmacies asked to complete survey to find out how many staff have had a flu jab since September.

Community pharmacies in Wales conduct an average of 15.5 advice consultations a day – a total of 11,000 per day – according to a new audit.

NHS England & improvement has confirmed that “selected” community pharmacies will be invited to take part in England’s Covid-19 vaccination programme.

Boots UK and Alliance Healthcare have donated 500,000 dexamethasone tablets to the NHS to help treat patients hospitalised with Covid-19.

Young people with eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia are to gain access to specialist support across England.

The majority of people would go to a community pharmacy for a Covid vaccine, according to an NPA survey.

The “vast majority” of the UK’s adult population has visited a pharmacy since March, the National Pharmacy Association has said. 

NHS England has issued a £755m procurement tender which includes the supply of monoclonal antibodies, with delivery to commence in March.

Pharmacists and support staff in England are set to benefit from extra £15 million in mental health funding.

Pharmacy staff who test positive for coronavirus should not give their colleagues’ names to NHS Test and Trace, the PSNC said.

Pharmacy bodies contact Jo Churchill about a glitch with test and trace that could force a pharmacy to close for two weeks.

The Government has placed its first order for one million Covid-19 antibody tests in a bid to understand the spread of the virus.  

Online distance dispenser Pharmacy2U has been accused once more of using misleading claims in its advertising.

PSNC says the issue of ‘how and when’ cash advances totalling £370m might need to be repaid by community pharmacies will dominate talks. 

The CMA found Amilco, Tiofarma and Aspen took part in an anti-competitive agreement on the supply of fludrocortisone.