Lloydspharmacy to ‘withdraw’
On January 19th 2023, Lloydspharmacy has announced that it will be withdrawing all its instore pharmacies in Sainsbury’s.
66% of community pharmacists have experienced abuse
66% of community pharmacists have admitted to experiencing forms of abuse from the public, being over worked, burnt out, suffering from poor mental health and not getting sufficient breaks and protected time for learning as found by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) workforce wellbeing survey.
Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs)
UK Pharmacists and Pharmacies have received communication for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society yesterday (15th December 2022) regarding the addition of 3 penicillin products to the list of products impacted by serious shortages in supply.
Pharmacy First to solve GP appointment crisis
Steve Barclay, health secretary has suggested that the ‘Pharmacy First’ model is the solution to help alleviate pressure from GP’s and free up more appointments.
Patient Complaints against GP Pharmacists increase by 48% in one year
2253 patient complaints were made against pharmacists working in GP practices in the year ending March 2022 compared to 1521 the previous year. This, according to figures recently published by NHS Digital.
Pharmacy Services what do you have?
Pharmacy offer further services than just dispensing. However, in a recent study completed by the National Pharmacy Association one in two patients are unaware of blood pressure monitoring services being offered at pharmacy level.