Minister responsible for Pharmacy announced
Dame Diana Johnson DBE has been announced as the minister responsible for pharmacy at the Department of Health and Social Care.
Heatwaves, Medicines and the Leadership Imperative
Climate change is no longer a future sustainability issue – it is a present-day operational challenge for healthcare leaders. As temperatures continue to rise across the UK, pharmacy leaders are facing an increasingly complex question: how do we safeguard medicine quality when the environments in which medicines are stored were never designed for a hotter climate?
Newly qualified prescribing pharmacists
The majority of the pharmacists joining the GPhC register from summer 2026 will be independent prescribers from the point of registration. They have made fundamental changes to the initial education and training standards which are set to ensure pharmacists are ready to join the register as prescribers.
Medicines Supply Shortages and the impact on pharmacies when Drug Tariff prices do not keep up with the cost of drugs
The latest announcement from Community Pharmacy England marks another significant milestone in what is becoming an increasingly unstable period for the UK medicines supply chain. With 204 price concessions agreed for April — surpassing the previous record of 201 concessions in March — the sector is witnessing sustained and escalating pricing volatility at a scale rarely seen before.
GPhC Publishes Statement on AI in Pharmacies
Read all about the impact of Artificial Intelligence on Pharmacies. A new statement has been published by the General Pharmaceutical Council (20th April 2026)
