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 ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 government launched its long-awaited pharmacy supervision consultation in 2023 but over a year since its conclusion, we are still waiting for a response to be published... Molly Bowcott joined C+D ...

Former Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) president Hemant Patel has slammed the contract negotiator’s "secret cabal [who] hide their votes”. Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 ...

The Prime Minister has stressed the “vital role” of community pharmacy in a letter of “support” to Sigma conference delegates. Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after ...

The IPA has called for “greater government backing and investment” in independent community pharmacies at a parliamentary event this week. Molly Bowcott joined C+D as a digital reporter in October ...