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Price concession for 248 products in September
News

Price concession for 248 products in September; includes hypertension, diabetes drugs

Pharmacy owners are often forced to purchase medicines without knowing whether the NHS will fully reimburse the price

Malcolm Harrison
Opinion

Community pharmacy is ready to play a bigger part in delivering clinical care

Some contractors choose to provide clinical services despite knowing they are loss-making. This is not sustainable, says the CCA’s Malcolm Harrison

Malcolm Harrison
Pharmacy First consultations in NHS Hampshire and the Isle of Wight surges 42%

Pharmacy First consultations in NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight surges 42%

Community pharmacies in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight delivered nearly 87,000 Pharmacy First consultations between April and July 2026, as against 61,000 last year

Pharmacy First is a logical progression for a profession whose clinical role has been steadily expanding.
Opinion

Pharmacy First is expanding…so why are we still holding pharmacists back?

GPs will always be essential. So will pharmacists. The future of primary care should not be a battle over who owns the patient, says Jeremy Meader

Jeremy Meader
Salim Jetha
Opinion

Pharmacy First: will PGDs deliver wider coverage for the new services?

Pharmacies may instead opt to offer the new services introduced in the expansion of Pharmacy First through PGDs, suggests Salim Jetha, Avicenna's Chairman

Salim Jetha
Doctors’ body concerned about Pharmacy First expansion
News

Doctors’ body concerned about Pharmacy First expansion

DAUK leader wants the focus to be on properly funding general practices and community pharmacies

Day Lewis
Opinion

Community pharmacy prescribing: an opportunity we must not waste

Expansion of the Pharmacy First pathways requires adequate funding and a commitment to develop the whole pharmacy team, says Jay Patel, Day Lewis and Community Pharmacy England committee member.

Jay Patel
Burnham announces expansion of Pharmacy First
News

Burnham announces expansion of Pharmacy First

The major service expansion adds acne, migraines, ear infections, rhinitis, and scabies, as the public rallies behind calls for broader pharmacy clinical powers