Services
1A Westminster think tank has said that the government’s proposed Neighbourhood Health Service, which plans to scale up general practice, could put community pharmacies at risk of being “deprioritised”.
16Ministers have stressed that the core hours of pharmacies will “not be affected by the proposed action by one trade body” – and revealed that the government has “concluded” contract negotiations.
0Consultation numbers for a pharmacy service provider’s weight management service have grown “exponentially” in the last year, C+D has learned.
0Members of parliament have admitted that they “have probably not spoken enough” about the assisted dying bill’s “impact on pharmacists”.
2MP and pharmacist Sadik Al-Hassan has said the promised community pharmacy prescribing service is “deliverable” but not ready yet.
9The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced that it is advising its 6,000 member pharmacies to limit services and reduce opening hours in protest against “unsustainable” funding.
0Pharmacies in Scotland have been asked to ensure they have the “appropriate stock” of naloxone – a medicine used to reverse the effects of an opiate overdose – following an “increase in sudden collapse” due to overdoses.
8As the dust settles on the announcement that NHS England (NHSE) is set for the scrapheap, questions on what a 50% headcount cut means for local commissioners remain…
5The pharmacy minister has revealed that just £82 million of the “up to” £645m Pharmacy First budget was spent in the first eight months of 2024/25 – as an NHS official has revealed that they are “not aware” of further plans to publicise the service.
0Commissioners are looking for 66 pharmacies in the Midlands to offer a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and pertussis vaccination service.