This site is intended for Healthcare Professionals only

NHS

NHS

neighbourhood-health-2025-1280

CPE report urges policymakers to give pharmacy prominent role in NHS plan

Community Pharmacy England's report calls for community pharmacies to be "a cornerstone of neighbourhood health”.

26 Nov 2025 , 1 Min Article

sadik-al-hassan-1280x720

MP passes allegations Jhoots claimed for medicines not dispensed to NHS fraud body

Labour MP Sadik Al-Hassan told the NHS Counter Fraud Authority about “alleged irregularities in claims for NHS drug dispensing”.

20 Oct 2025 , 1 Min Article

phone-2025-1280

Pharmacies urged to prepare for telephone network migration

Pharmacy owners were warned the public switched telephone network (PSTN) will be decommissioned in January 2027.

18 Aug 2025 , 1 Min Article

weight-teenager-1280

Unprecedented demand for weight loss drugs is putting patients at risk, warns NPA

An NPA poll found younger people were more likely to try and access Mounjaro and Wegovy despite falling outside of the clinical guidelines.

28 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

keir-starmer-1280

Starmer hints at weight loss jabs in pharmacies during NHS 10-year speech

Keir Starmer raised the possibility of pharmacies providing weight loss jabs and appeared to contradict chief pharmaceutical officer David Webb in the process.

03 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

NHS 1280.jpg

NHS 10-year plan promises expansion of pharmacy’s role in neighbourhood health service

The plan set out Labour's vision of a neighbourhood health service which will drive its prevention-of-disease agenda.

03 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

harry-mcquillan-2025-1280

Spending review boost should focus minds on multi-year pharmacy settlement

Numark chair Harry McQuillan: 'Now the three per cent figure is known, it gives the opportunity for a multi-year funding settlement to be considered.'

12 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article

ip-pharmacist-summary

NHSE to fund over 3k IP course places – but no DPP funding available

NHSE announces 3,300 fully funded places on IP courses for 2025-26.

29 May 2025 , 2 Min Article

David Webb 1280.jpg

Chief pharmaceutical officer plays down prospect of pharmacies providing weight loss jabs

David Webb said there is an appetite within Government to explore “different” ways of delivering them outside of general practice.

19 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

scotland-hospital-1280

Numark chair: Swinney’s promise to expand Pharmacy First is ‘pivotal moment’

Harry McQuillan, however, cautioned any expansion must be underpinned by funding.

28 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

nhs-2023-1280

Labour’s 10-year plan can establish pharmacy as cornerstone of local health

However, Numark chairman Harry McQuillan said the Government must address the sector’s “underfunding crisis.”

04 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

danny-beales-1280

NHS silos hinder access to PrEP in pharmacies, says Labour MP

Labour MP Danny Beales said people were waiting on average 12 weeks to get the medicine.

04 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

obese-child-1280

Obesity prevalence among reception age children in England on the rise

NHS Digital said obesity prevalence in boys was higher than girls in reception year and year six age groups.

06 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

paul-rees-1280

NPA chief: Labour must invest in community pharmacies to realise 10-year plan

Paul Rees said pharmacists must be part of neighbourhood health teams because they are “the health professionals people know best.”

21 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

harry-mcquillan-1280

Follow Scotland’s lead and support England’s pharmacies, Numark chair urges Labour

Numark chairman Harry McQuillan paid tribute to the Scottish government after it increased pharmacies' global sum.

03 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

nms-patient

Depression service pilot gets approval from first patients

Promising early results from NMS depression pilot revealed: latest data.

16 Oct 2023 , 3 Min Article

Change privacy settings