As part of the Welsh government’s plan to close the gender health gap, a £3 million investment has been allocated for first Women's Health Research Centre in Wales #WomensHealth #WomensHealthPlan #NHSWales #MenstrualHealth

Strong demand for Wegovy and Ozempic drives Novo Nordisk’s sales growth in 2024, but a slight slowdown is expected next year #Wegovy #NovoNordisk #weightlossdrugs #Ozempic

"The lack of a stable, predictable funding framework remains a critical issue for pharmacies in England," says Harry McQuillan as he reflects on his first year as Numark UK chairman #Numark #communitypharmacy #futureofcommunitypharmacy #primaryhealthcare

We're delighted to welcome @nkpharmacy to the Pharmacy Leaders Panel! A third-generation pharmacist,@NPA1921 Chair and industry leader, Nick is a Pharmacy Business Award winner and drives innovation as CEO of Community Pharmacy Cornwall. His impact is inspiring!

Self-care with OTC medicines: DHSC has identified six health conditions for medicine reclassification. MHRA invites applications from companies. #medicinereclassification #pharmacymedicines #prescriptiononlymedicines #selfcare #OTCmedicines

NHS England outlines key actions to reduce emissions from medicines supply chain, encourages patients to return used or expired inhalers to pharmacies for appropriate disposal. #NHSgreenplan #inhalers #carbonemissions #pharmacies

England lost around seven million hours of pharmacy care and time in the last two years, with rural areas particularly impacted, NPA analysis reveals #NationalPharmacyAssociation #pharmaciesinEngland #pharmacyclosure #fundingnegotiations

Enhancing #PharmacyFirst: “Future funding must ensure that pharmacies are not just delivering the service but thriving while doing so,” says #Numark chairman @HMcQNumarkUK #communitypharmaciesinEngland #pharmacyreimbursementmodel #fundingcrisis

Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirms that the Labour government is scrapping the “shoplifters’ charter” to get a grip on rising retail crime #retailcrime #shoplifting #KeirStarmer #retailworkers

At the end of January 2025, there were 10,025 community pharmacies (excluding distance selling pharmacies) in England, , a loss of 812 since beginning of 2021. #communitypharmacies #pharmacyclosures #CommunityPharmacyEngland #pharmacyfunding

Well Pharmacy partners with Expert Health to launch a new Online Doctor service #WellPharmacy #OnlineDoctorservice #Digitalhealthcare #prescriptions

NHS Scotland pays £8.50 for paracetamol and nearly £7 for ibuprofen under its free prescription policy, analysis reveals #NHSScotland #paracetamol #freeprescriptions #Scottishgovernment

Baroness Camilla Cavendish, Naomi Eisenstadt CB, and Phil Jordan appointed as non-executive directors to the DHSC board to help fix ‘broken’ NHS #futureofNHS #healthandcarereforms #NHSEngland #10YearHealthPlan

We’re honoured to have @davidwebb_1,Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, @NHSEngland ,delivering a keynote at the Pharmacy Business Conference on 6 April. With community pharmacy relying on the NHS for up to 95% of its revenue,understanding its future plans is crucial. Register today!

GPhC has reinforced the importance of a two-way interaction between patients and prescribers before providing weight loss medicines #weightlossmedicines #onlinepharmacy #weightmanagement #onlinesalesofweightlossjobs

The time taken to provide Pharmacy First warrants more than £15 per delivery of service – says Imaan Healthcare's Saghir Ahmed @GreenLPharmaUK @saghir7 #PharmacyFirst #ImaanHealthcare #communitypharmacy #pharmacyfunding

The Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee is 'very disappointed' with the government’s response to its recipe for health. #obesitycrisis #HouseofLords #healthydiet #weightloss

Disulfiram, indicated as an adjuvant in the treatment of alcoholism, is now made available to all UK pharmacists and dispensing doctors for prescription. #Disulfiram #alcoholism #alcoholdependence #AccordHealthcare

UK pharmacy schools received 33,300 applications for MPharm programmes in 2024, marking a 4.9% increase from 2023, according to UCAS data . #pharmacyschools #MPharmprogrammes #pharmacisttraining #pharmacists

In 2024, the MHRA seized more than 17 million doses of illegally traded medicines, including sedatives, painkillers, sleeping tablets and erectile dysfunction treatments. #MHRA #illegallymedicines #painkillers #medicinecrime