This site is intended for Healthcare Professionals only

independent prescriber

olivier-picard-1280

Pharmacy Show: Don't wait for IP funding to improve, get on with training

National Pharmacy Association chair Olivier Picard warned pharmacists to get on with IP training.

12 Oct 2026

ps-1-1280

Pharmacy Show: Drug companies see IPs as group to influence, says NPA chair

NPA chair Olivier Picard warned drug companies may exert influence on independent prescribers.

12 Oct 2026

istock-1774130564-1

Top Do’s and Don’ts of pharmacist prescribing

NPA board members and staff share their top tips for prescribers

12 Oct 2026

istock-1958406353-2

Prescribing: legal, ethical and professional considerations

Essential legal, ethical and professional guidance for community pharmacist prescribers. By Professor Jane Portlock

09 Oct 2026

pharmacist-prescriber-1280-copy

Avicenna partners with Healthya to help members deliver clinical services

Avicenna has partnered Healthya to help its member pharmacies deliver clinical services.

22 Sep 2026

pharmacist-computer-summary

‘No competition’: Concerns raised around prescribing IT arrangements

Just one provider approved for October IP service launch - but Cleo says its terms can be flexible

17 Sep 2026

gp-chat-1280

Pharmacy First expansion will see pharmacists operate “beyond their training”, warns doctors body

The Doctors’ Association UK said GPs can deal with the “hidden complexities of patients presenting" with minor illness.

14 Sep 2026

pharmacist-prescribing-1280

Health leaders want national IP framework with ‘explicit’ patient perspective

Experts at a summer roundtable in London called for national standards to ensure safe, consistent delivery of pharmacist independent prescribing.

10 Sep 2026

final-1280x720-v3

Prescriber focus: Emma Anderson

Clinical services director at Evans Pharmacy and CPPE tutor, Emma Anderson, on her prescribing journey

10 Sep 2026

prescribing-pharmacist-2026-1280

National pilot to improve newly qualified pharmacists’ confidence prescribing launched

The Pharmacist Enhanced Practice Pathway offers modular online learning, workshops and supervised learning.

04 Aug 2026

mike-hewitson-1

Prescriber focus: Mike Hewitson

Pharmacist Mike Hewitson on his special interest in dermatology and pathfinder participation

03 Aug 2026

pharmacist-prescriber-1280-copy

Every pharmacy in England could have pharmacist prescriber by 2031 if Labour lays groundwork

The National Pharmacy Association today warned prescribing services must be commissioned “with sustainable payment models".

31 Jul 2026

istock-2229006239-1

Danger time for new pharmacists

As a shiny new cohort of pharmacist prescribers joins the register, many pressing issues still need to be tackled. Are you nervous, asks Alexander Humphries*?

29 Jul 2026

victoria-tzortziou-brown-rcgp-1280

RCGP president: Expansion of IP must be evidence-led and independently evaluated

Professor Victoria Tzortziou Brown said independent prescribing should be assessed to consider factors such as patient experience and continuity of care.

20 Jul 2026

bma-1280

BMA warns pharmacist prescribing risks ‘compromising patient safety’ and calls for ‘restraint’

The British Medical Association said the risks of IP were greater in community pharmacy than for pharmacists in practices.

17 Jul 2026

pharmacist-summary

Expect a ‘hybrid’ commissioning model for prescribing service, say experts

CCA conference hears views on how community pharmacy prescribing will be commissioned

03 Jul 2026

Change privacy settings