Pharmacy services

PDA,

New commissioning framework needed for clinical services says PDA

PDA says this is not a rejection of existing contractual arrangements, but a recognition of their limits.

24 Feb 2026 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Medical group gives Jhoots until end of the month to leave

Portishead Medical Group spoke to the Labour MP for North Somerset Sadik Al-Hassan about various problems at the pharmacy.

26 Sep 2025 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Jhoots Pharmacy CEO to meet cabinet minister as concerns over service levels mount

Jhoots Pharmacy CEO Manjit Jhooty asked to meet the Labour cabinet minister Heidi Alexander after concerns grew over its service levels.

20 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Contract,

CPE seeks views on future direction of CPCF

The negotiator is asking pharmacy owners to complete an opinion poll before September 8.

19 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

Customer service,

Increasing number of people go to pharmacies before booking GP appointments, reveals NHSE survey

A study commissioned by NHS England found almost nine in 10 patients said they “had a good experience of pharmacy services” in the last 12 months.

14 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

Contract,

Clinical services to be included in advance payments from April

DHSC has agreed to make advance payments for clinical services. Payments for HCFS and PCS to start in April.

08 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

Services,

Asda launches £25 earache service ‘to reduce NHS burden’

Asda launches new service for over-18s with acute otitis media.

27 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Pharmacies can help combat falling vaccine uptake

Time to “awaken the sleeping giant” and commission pharmacies to administer more NHS vaccines.

26 Feb 2025 , 2 Min Article

Public health,

CPE: Labour’s £200m public health boost should fund local pharmacy services

Community Pharmacy England director of NHS services Alastair Buxton said the money should benefit locally commissioned pharmacy services.

10 Feb 2025 , 1 Min Article

Vaccinations,

All adult vaccinations should be advanced pharmacy services, says think-tank

Report from Reform says vaccination uptake could be greatly improved by making better use of community pharmacies.

01 Aug 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Policy,

Northern Ireland pharmacies to go paperless by 2030

Department sets ambitious roadmap for community pharmacy including paperless transition.

08 May 2024 , 3 Min Article

CNS conditions,

First prescriptions for Parkinson's disease

This module supports pharmacists when consulting with patients who have been prescribed Parkinson's medication for the first time.

04 May 2022 , 20 Min Module

Practice,

Consultations about first prescriptions

This module supports pharmacists when consulting with patients prescribed a medicine for the first time.

16 Mar 2022 , 20 Min Module

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New commissioning framework needed for clinical services says PDA

Medical group gives Jhoots until end of the month to leave

Jhoots Pharmacy CEO to meet cabinet minister as concerns over service levels mount

CPE seeks views on future direction of CPCF

Increasing number of people go to pharmacies before booking GP appointments, reveals NHSE survey

Clinical services to be included in advance payments from April

Asda launches £25 earache service ‘to reduce NHS burden’

Pharmacies can help combat falling vaccine uptake

CPE: Labour’s £200m public health boost should fund local pharmacy services

All adult vaccinations should be advanced pharmacy services, says think-tank

Northern Ireland pharmacies to go paperless by 2030

First prescriptions for Parkinson's disease

Consultations about first prescriptions