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Latest MEP reflects ‘growing complexity of pharmacy practice’

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society's newest Medicines, Ethics and Practice is the professional guide for pharmacists' 48th edition.…

Published: 21 July 2025

Opinion

Pharmacists leading the future of diabetes care

Puja Nathwani shares how a new fellowship programme, launched in May 2025, is equipping pharmacists to lead local diabetes hubs — easing pressure on hospitals, improving community care and putting the NHS ten-year plan into action.…

Published: 21 July 2025

Opinion

Prescribing pharmacists are delivering beyond their pay grade

Why it is time for Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme funding to catch up and match the scope of what prescribing pharmacists deliver in practice.…

Published: 17 July 2025

News

‘Many students’ struggling to access DPPs as deadline approaches

Health minister Karin Smyth has also revealed that NHS England does not yet know how many DPPs are in place to support trainee pharmacists from the end of July 2025, ahead of the new foundation year.…

Published: 10 July 2025

Feature

A quest for hope: is endometriosis finally being taken seriously?

Years of underfunding has left women with endometriosis facing long waits for answers, including delayed diagnoses and limited treatment options — but a focus on the disease offers renewed optimism.…

Published: 9 July 2025

News

Boots pharmacies launch pilot stop vaping service

The 12-week 'Stopping starts here' pilot scheme involves participating pharmacists providing one-to-one sessions and smoking cessation products to help people quit vaping.…

Published: 9 July 2025

News

NHS ten-year plan should result in faster medicines access, says NICE

Under the ten-year health plan, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will work together to speed up medicines approvals.…

Published: 4 July 2025

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NHS ten-year plan to include pharmacists in neighbourhood health teams

Due to be published on 3 July 2025, the plan will outline a shift toward localised care through ‘neighbourhood health teams’ in which pharmacists will work alongside other healthcare professionals.…

Published: 2 July 2025

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Three-quarters of pharmacists say patient safety is at risk from medicine delays

Responding to Community Pharmacy England’s pharmacy pressures survey, 87% of pharmacy staff also reported daily problems arising from supply issues, up from 67% in 2022.…

Published: 30 June 2025

Opinion

PJ view: Community pharmacy access to patient records must be prioritised

As NHS prescribing services expand, so must the IT infrastructure to allow the provision of thorough and consistent patient care.…

Published: 30 June 2025