Government has been warned that a worrying one third of pharmacies face service cuts within weeks if urgent funding isn’t made available. Owners representing one in three pharmacies in England – serving an estimated 15.5 million patients – have taken the unprecedented collective step to write to the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, to warn him that pharmacies ‘are at real risk of imminent closure due to intolerable ...
The 2026 Pharmacist Support Bursary Scheme has opened for applications. The profession’s independent charity has announced the launch of the 2026 Student Bursary Scheme with continued support from Cencora Alliance Healthcare, a partnership now in its third year. The scheme, which closes on April 20, offers awards of £3,000 or £5,000 to MPharm students entering their final year in September ...
A new campaign has been unveiled to support the pharmacy community through loneliness. Pharmacist Support, the profession’s independent charity, is calling on the pharmacy community to join the Walk for Wellbeing campaign. With the strapline, ‘Tackling loneliness one step at a time’, the campaign aims to raise vital funds for the charity’s free and confidential support services while fostering connection ...
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned that a worrying 63 per cent of pharmacies could close in the next year if they don’t get further support. Two shocking new surveys have revealed that as well as 63 per cent being at risk, around four in 10 were unable to pay in full for the cost of prescription medication for ...
A new survey carried out by Arctech Innovation, a spin-out company of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), in conjunction with Incognito, published today found only a third of UK citizens take insect repellent abroad with them. This ties in with UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data published last year, confirming malaria and dengue fever are brought ...
Weleda is back for London Fashion Week this February, hosting the Weleda Model Lounge – an initiative it has supported for 17 years. The Model Lounge will be in London’s Bloomsbury – the creative heart of London and a stone’s throw from Bloomsbury Square where Weleda was first established in the UK in 1925. The Weleda Model Lounge provides models ...
Viridian has unveiled its One Week No Sugar Challenge initiative to encourage people to cut sweet cravings and banish added sugars from their diets, promoting a healthier lifestyle. Obesity costs the NHS £6.5 billion a year, with more than a quarter (28%) of all adults affected. In Europe, the UK ranks third for having the most obese adults, after Turkey ...
Viridian Nutrition has chosen cinnamon as its 2025 Viridian Ingredient of the Year. Each year, Viridian’s nutrition experts review the latest studies and forecast a nutrient or herb which will be significant in the field of nutrition and the year ahead. Viridian Nutrition Director, Aimee Benbow, said: “For 2025, cinnamon has been selected because of the considerable clinical research and ...
Pharmacy owners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted to cut opening hours and stop home deliveries for the first time, in a protest over government funding. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA), which ran the ballot, is calling for an annual £1.7bn funding increase to plug the “financial hole”. It says 99% of respondents said they were willing to ...
Pharmacist Support is proud to announce the launch of its fifth annual Pharmacist ACTNow Wellbeing Campaign, running from 18th October to 8th November 2024. Building on the success of previous years, this campaign continues to offer vital resources aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of pharmacists and pharmacy teams nationwide. Since its inception in 2020, ACTNow has evolved ...