Analysis

The Government has announced plans to train and recruit 50 community-based mental health pharmacists in England as part of the new NHS People Plan.

Researchers at Aston University will study the role community pharmacy teams play during epidemics.

It is “legitimate and appropriate” for the GPhC to take action over 'retail issues' chief executive Duncan Rudkin has claimed.

Michael Lennox, the NPA's local integration lead, is concerned professor Wright’s reforms could lead to a power struggle. 

The GPhC will trial a system aimed at ensuring its regulation is fair and unhindered by unconscious bias.

GDPR restrictions are reportedly stopping the professional body from understanding the ethnic breakdown of its membership. 

The public’s perception of pharmacy improved during the coronavirus outbreak, according to an NPA survey. 

The pandemic has seen a “marked decrease” in independents reporting safety incidents, the NPA has warned.

The PDA says it is still concerned the GPhC does not have “adequate powers” to regulate pharmacy owners.

Nearly half of parents – 44 per cent – said they would be happy to visit their local pharmacy for vaccination services, a new survey reveals

Attitudes towards online health consultations are changing, according to a new survey, but local pharmacies continue to enjoy a high level of confidence among patients

Professor David Wright says he does not believe his proposals on reforming PSNC and LPCs will give the multiples more power.

A report into the effectiveness of PSNC and LPCs recommends a radical overhaul of existing structures to strengthen the negotiator's hand.

Frontline health and social care workers are at increased personal risk of exposure to infection, says the JCVI.

The GPhC saw a 40 per cent increase in concerns being raised around pharmacist and pharmacy technicians in April compared to the previous month.

Deaths involving Covid-19 fall to lowest level in eight weeks.

The DHSC says no pharmacy team member needs to isolate for 14 days if they were wearing PPE at the time of Covid-19 contact.  

The pandemic may be exacerbating inequalities along ethnic and occupational lines, Public Health England has found.

Pharmacies in England dispensed a record 93 million items in March, NHS BSA data shows, making it the sector’s busiest ever month.

New infections still running at around 54,000 a week