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GPhC issues important advice for newly qualified pharmacists

The GPhC has issued important advice for newly qualified pharmacist prescribers to ensure they prescribe safely, effectively, and within their competence

10 Jun 2026

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How one ICB is committing to community pharmacy prescribing

James Roach, director of neighbourhood health, NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, outlines his plans for integrating community pharmacies into neighbourhoods and making the most of independent prescribing

08 Jun 2026

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Do trainee pharmacists feel ready to prescribe?

As the profession’s first cohort of foundation year trainee pharmacists qualify as independent prescribers, Saša Janković asks four of them how it feels to be standing at the frontier of pharmacy

05 Jun 2026

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NSAIDs and benzodiazepines most likely to be stopped in GP pharmacist reviews

New study looks at impact of structured medication reviews by GP pharmacists

27 Apr 2026

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‘Deskilling’ threat could drive pharmacist prescribers into private sector

Policymakers and regulators need tailored plans to stop IPs 'deskilling' warns report

09 Apr 2026

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Ex-online pharmacist suspended for role in issuing high-risk prescriptions

Pharmacist failed to challenge unsafe practices at UK Meds, finds FtP committee

07 Apr 2026

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Boots partners with Oxford Uni on clinical trial recruitment study

Durham branch to recruit UTI patients to AMR study

03 Dec 2025

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NHS will pay pathfinder sites £1.5k a month to keep running until April

NHS to speak to CPE about potential 'national service offer' once pathfinder wraps up

30 Oct 2025

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Three-month suspension for prescribing Saxenda to patient who ‘ate sweets’

GPhC finds failings in pharmacist's prescribing service

23 Oct 2025

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Government seeks pharmacists’ views on private prescriptions

DHSC survey asks if the rules around private prescribing are fit for purpose.

13 Aug 2025

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NHSE to fund over 3k IP course places – but no DPP funding available

NHSE announces 3,300 fully funded places on IP courses for 2025-26.

29 May 2025

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RPS to launch new prescribing development programme

The scheme provides support for pharmacists new to prescribing, returning to practice or looking to expand their scope.

28 Apr 2025

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Strep A death: Practice pharmacist 'not given feedback' on using records system

Coroner concerned that surgery did not have clear triage and referral pathways

11 Apr 2025

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Prescribing pathfinder update: Showing the path ahead

The prescribing pathfinders, set up to test and support different models of delivery from community pharmacies, are starting to go live across England. Saša Janković reports.

27 Mar 2025

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