The government has announced that it will consult on granting pharmacists “the flexibility to supply” drug alternatives in “cases of immediate clinical need” after a toddler died during antibiotic ...

Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, ...

Molly Bowcott joined C+D as a digital reporter in October 2024 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She previously worked as a news reporter at the U.S. Sun, ...

CPE director Alastair Buxton has revealed what new services may be commissioned as pharmacy trainees graduate with independent prescribing (IP) qualifications. Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital ...

Government officials have revealed that most pharmacies are not yet using the NHS app’s ‘domino’s-style’ prescription tracking feature. Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after ...

A coroner has criticised a GP surgery’s lack of “detailed planning” after it scheduled a patient’s pharmacy review some two years after she was identified as having a risky opiate prescription. Kate ...

A new report has called for weight loss drugs to be rolled out to more patients via national NHS contracts with “a handful of private providers”. Cos Potter joined C+D as its news editor in December ...

Multiple claims around weight loss drugs have been raised with the pharmacy insurer amid a “changing” insurance claims landscape, the NPA has warned. Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in ...

There’s a bit of a vacuum in health policy while everyone awaits the Spending Review on June 11, and the Ten Year Plan expected thereafter. I understand an early draft of the plan was shown to ...

A YouGov poll has found that community pharmacies were easier to access last winter than GP practices, which patients were 640% more likely to find “difficult to access”.

Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, ...

The UK’s first safe drug consumption facility (SDCF) has had more than 2,600 visits in its first four months, data has revealed. Molly Bowcott joined C+D as a digital reporter in October 2024 after ...