Programme to tackle obesity through pharmacies and community access
By Liz Wells 12 August 2025
NHS patients living with obesity could get cutting-edge help to improve their health, thanks to a new programme backed by up to £85m from the government and pharmaceutical company Lilly.
People finding it easier to contact GPs, ONS reveals
By Lee Peart 17 July 2025
Fewer people are finding it difficult to contact their GP, according to the latest ONS statistics.
Government frees up pharmacists time to treat patients
By Liz Wells 17 July 2025
The DHSC has unveiled plans to modernise pharmacy supervision rules to allow registered pharmacy technicians to take greater responsibility.
Patients' experience of GPs 'improves significantly'
By Liz Wells 10 July 2025
Patients’ overall experience of primary care services has improved significantly since this year, new data reveals.
MPs find medicines shortages now 'systemic threat' to patient care
By Liz Wells 08 July 2025
A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy calls for urgent reforms to medicines supply, after describing shortages as a 'permanent and escalating feature' of the health...
Medicines supply issues 'distressing new normal'
By Liz Wells 30 June 2025
Medicines shortages and supply disruptions remain widespread, with mounting pressure on pharmacies as more time needs to be spent on managing medicines supply, new data reveals.
'Turbocharging' Pharmacy First could reach 20 million patients a year
By Liz Wells 06 June 2025
Expanding the Pharmacy First service to include a wider range of conditions could allow pharmacies to treat 20 million patients a year, nearly five times higher than they currently do, new analysis...
Providing blood pressure monitoring 'could reduce' access to Pharmacy First
By Liz Wells 03 June 2025
The forthcoming requirement for pharmacies to provide a ‘bundle’ of three clinical services to receive threshold payments could lead to unintended consequences, new analysis reveals.
Pharmacies warn of ongoing Creon shortages
By Liz Wells 02 June 2025
Pharmacies are warning that patients are skipping meals, rationing doses and travelling distances of more than 30 miles to get hold of the medication Creon due to ongoing shortages.
Scotland pharmacy financial deal agreed
By Liz Wells 02 May 2025
Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has accepted the Scottish Government’s financial offer for the financial year 2025/26.
Prescription charges frozen
By Liz Wells 29 April 2025
The government is to freeze prescription charges for the first time in three years, keeping the cost of a prescription below £10.
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