Pharmacy organisations ‘shocked by call to ‘sabotage’ Pharmacy First, as BMA leaders says it ‘undermines doctors’
A letter, sent by British Medical Association leaders, told doctors to direct patients to AE instead of pharmacists, who they...
Health Innovation Network’s polypharmacy programme comes to an end
The National Polypharmacy Programme has supported over 2,000 healthcare professionals to address overprescribing since its launch in 2022....
Health news round-up: clinical research and interdisciplinary working
Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news....
Are staff shortages compromising safe pharmacy care?
Chronic staffing gaps across community, hospital and primary care settings are stretching pharmacists to the breaking point and putting patient...
Government received reports of 28 supply issues per week over past five years
The National Pharmacy Association's data analysis also revealed a 53% increase in the use of medicine supply notifications, from 85...
Patient safety commissioner pushes government on valproate redress almost two years after report
Exclusive: In a statement made to The Pharmaceutical Journal, Henrietta Hughes has urged the government to provide a full response...