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Contract,

NPA urges Government to ‘re-run’ economic analysis based on pharmacy funding deal

The NPA wants another analysis to "calculate the impact of the recently agreed uplift in pharmacy funding on the financial sustainability of the sector”.

23 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

Education & training,

McQuillan: Supervision changes must be supported by investment in education and training

Numark chair Harry McQuillan welcomed the Government’s promise to publish its response to the public consultation on pharmacy supervision later this year.

22 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

Child & teen health,

Antibiotics in under-2s predict higher childhood BMI

Antibiotic-treated children were 20 per cent more likely than controls to be obese at 12 years of age.

22 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

Asthma & COPD,

Call to expand pharmacy respiratory services

Pharmacies can offer much more help for people with asthma, new report finds.

22 May 2025 , 2 Min Article

Legal,

Coroner seeks answers from Greater Manchester ICB and medical centre over patient's death

An inquest into the death of Louise Danielle Rosendale heard there were "very limited attempts to review long-term prescribing of opiates to her".

21 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Phoenix opens depot in Aberdeen to meet ‘increasing demand’

Phoenix said the new depot will allow it to serve its customers "with even greater efficiency” in Scotland.

20 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

Gastrointestinal,

Guselkumab approved for treatment of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis

Guselkumab already approved for plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, but studies show it is also effective in moderate to severe Crohn’s disease and UC.

20 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Poll shows pharmacies the most accessible healthcare location

CPE and the Taskforce for Lung Health back a greater role for pharmacies in supporting lung health, saying this could help prevent another winter health crisis.

20 May 2025 , 2 Min Article

Policy,

ARRS having ‘devastating impact’ on pharmacy workforce, warns CCA

Company Chemists’ Association chief executive Malcolm Harrison urged Labour to set out solutions in its workforce plan this summer.

20 May 2025 , 2 Min Article

Public health,

Survey shows importance of HCPs in fostering health self-care

While 89 per cent of respondents to survey reported confidence in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, only 62 per cent felt confident managing common illnesses.

20 May 2025 , 3 Min Article

CCA,

There will be shortfall of 16,000 FTE pharmacists by 2036-37, CCA warns Labour

The Company Chemists’ Association urged the Government to stop the recruitment of pharmacists into other parts of primary care.

19 May 2025 , 2 Min Article

Public health,

Chief pharmaceutical officer plays down prospect of pharmacies providing weight loss jabs

David Webb said there is an appetite within Government to explore “different” ways of delivering them outside of general practice.

19 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

‘Spoke and hub’ pharmacy: patient relationship is key

The headline is deliberately reversed from the traditional ‘hub and spoke’ descriptive because this finally adopted model must centre on the spoke – the community pharmacy, its team and its relationship with patients, says Mike Holden. That said, many questions for pharmacy owners still remain.

19 May 2025 , 3 Min Article

Business,

Numark nears 6,000 members - its highest ever number

Numark said 6,000 members would be “a significant milestone” and a “landmark achievement”.

19 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

Practice,

Valla: ‘Step up, speak up and start shaping the future’

... but a sustainable future for community pharmacy can’t be built from thin air, warns Avicenna boss.

15 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

Financial Management & Funding,

Sigma Azerbaijan: No timeline for when funding black hole will close, warns CPE

Community Pharmacy England's director of NHS services Alastair Buxton was unable to say when pharmacy's funding black hole will be closed.

15 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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NPA urges Government to ‘re-run’ economic analysis based on pharmacy funding deal

McQuillan: Supervision changes must be supported by investment in education and training

Antibiotics in under-2s predict higher childhood BMI

Call to expand pharmacy respiratory services

Coroner seeks answers from Greater Manchester ICB and medical centre over patient's death

Phoenix opens depot in Aberdeen to meet ‘increasing demand’

Guselkumab approved for treatment of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis

Poll shows pharmacies the most accessible healthcare location

ARRS having ‘devastating impact’ on pharmacy workforce, warns CCA

Survey shows importance of HCPs in fostering health self-care

There will be shortfall of 16,000 FTE pharmacists by 2036-37, CCA warns Labour

Chief pharmaceutical officer plays down prospect of pharmacies providing weight loss jabs

‘Spoke and hub’ pharmacy: patient relationship is key

Numark nears 6,000 members - its highest ever number

Valla: ‘Step up, speak up and start shaping the future’

Sigma Azerbaijan: No timeline for when funding black hole will close, warns CPE

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NPA urges Government to ‘re-run’ economic analysis based on pharmacy funding deal

McQuillan: Supervision changes must be supported by investment in education and training

Antibiotics in under-2s predict higher childhood BMI

Call to expand pharmacy respiratory services

Coroner seeks answers from Greater Manchester ICB and medical centre over patient's death

Phoenix opens depot in Aberdeen to meet ‘increasing demand’

Guselkumab approved for treatment of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis

Poll shows pharmacies the most accessible healthcare location

ARRS having ‘devastating impact’ on pharmacy workforce, warns CCA

Survey shows importance of HCPs in fostering health self-care

There will be shortfall of 16,000 FTE pharmacists by 2036-37, CCA warns Labour

Chief pharmaceutical officer plays down prospect of pharmacies providing weight loss jabs

‘Spoke and hub’ pharmacy: patient relationship is key

Numark nears 6,000 members - its highest ever number

Valla: ‘Step up, speak up and start shaping the future’

Sigma Azerbaijan: No timeline for when funding black hole will close, warns CPE