News Meeting May 2024 Pharmacy First payment thresholds is ‘an area of risk’, warns Community Pharmacy England The concerns are backed by the results of a survey of independent pharmacy owners carried out by the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies, which revealed 19% of respondents said the minimum monthly thresholds are "unachievable".…Published: 25 April 2024
News More than 125,000 Pharmacy First consultations delivered in its first month Pharmacy minister Andrea Leadsom also confirmed that monthly data on the number of Pharmacy First consultations will be published from May 2024.…Published: 23 April 2024
News Pharmacists certified 1.4% of ‘fit notes’ from GP practices, NHS data show In the same period, 91.3% of fit notes were certified by doctors, 6.7% by nurses, 0.6% by physiotherapists and 0.03% by occupational therapists.…Published: 22 April 2024
News Pharmacy regulator considers giving up legal authority to conduct covert investigations of pharmacists The General Pharmaceutical Council has not used its covert surveillance powers since being granted them in 2018.…Published: 19 April 2024
News More than 40% of people with ADHD waiting at least two years to access mental health service, study finds Healthcare professionals, integrated care board commissioners and people with lived experience of ADHD all reported extended wait times for adult mental health services.…Published: 19 April 2024
News Medicines shortages and slow approvals put ‘significant burden’ on pharmacists, says report A report by The Nuffield Trust has concluded that medicines shortages have been exacerbated in the UK following Brexit and that approvals are typically slower in Great Britain compared with the EU.…Published: 18 April 2024
News Fall in uptake for funded mental health pharmacy training Exclusive: Half of the places on the University of Bradford's ‘Specialist mental health pharmacist training pathway’ for 2024/2025 have been filled.…Published: 17 April 2024
News Pharmacy leaders ‘disappointed’ at cuts to free NHS mental health service NHS Practitioner Health, which provides support to NHS staff for mental health and addiction, will no longer offer services to secondary care staff.…Published: 15 April 2024
News Government should consider ways to prevent ‘inappropriate overseas prescribing’ of hormone drugs, review recommends The Cass review of gender identity services for children and young people has recommended the government work with the General Pharmaceutical Council to consider statutory solutions to prevent inappropriate overseas prescribing of hormone supplies.…Published: 15 April 2024
Opinion How our trust reduced carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to driving almost 7,000 miles in a month Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reduced its medicines waste by moving patients’ medication with them and returning unused medication to the pharmacy in a timely manner.…Published: 15 April 2024