Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee

Pregabalin update

Pharmacy teams may be aware of the recent patent litigation of Lyrica. The patent is now set to expire and...

Steve Brine MP to have responsibility for pharmacy in new ministerial role

Steve Brine, the MP for Winchester, is the new minister with responsibility for pharmacy. Mr Brine was appointed as Parliamentary...

PSNC Judicial Review Appeal Update

PSNC has received permission to appeal in its Judicial Review Case against the Secretary of State. On 20th October 2016, the Secretary of...

Service case study: Doncaster’s lung health service pilot showcases pharmacy’s cancer pathway potential

Cancer Research UK has published the evaluation of a pilot service which community pharmacy teams in Doncaster undertook with the...

Services case studies hub launched

A new services case studies hub has been launched on the PSNC website which contains links to articles and news...

MHRA Drug Safety Update – June 2017

Date issued: 21st June 2017 A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 10, Issue...

Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group launches new website

A new website focused on community pharmacy patient safety has been launched today: pharmacysafety.org The website has been developed by the...

LPC News: Video summarising Next Steps on NHS Five Year Forward View

Alastair Buxton, PSNC Director of NHS Services, has recorded a presentation which summarises the key points for community pharmacy in...

NUMSAS guidance published by NHS England

NHS England has published a toolkit for pharmacy staff on the NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Service (NUMSAS). The toolkit...

Registration now open for Pharmacy Show 2017

The Pharmacy Show, now in its 11th year, will return to the NEC, Birmingham on Sunday 8th and Monday 9th October...

Nearly one million flu vaccinations administered by community pharmacists in 2016/17

Community pharmacists in England administered 950,765 flu vaccinations to patients under the national NHS Flu Vaccination Service in 2016/17. The...

Ask PSNC: NUMSAS FAQs

The team at PSNC has received a number of queries on the NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Service (NUMSAS) since...