Allowing pharmacists to refer patients to hospital could drive up activity, GP warns
Proposals to overhaul prescribing training for pharmacists and allow them to refer patients direct t...
Pharmacists call for broader role in managing long-term conditions
GP practices and pharmacies across England should draw up plans for pharmacists to take over partial...
Self care for conjunctivitis could save 160,000 GP visits a year, warns RCGP
Schools are wasting around 160,000 GP appointments a year by refusing to admit children with conjunc...
BMA calls for new support for prescription drug dependency
The government should set up a national helpline for prescribed drug dependence, the BMA has said....
Patients who call 111 for urgent repeat prescriptions to bypass GP
Patients who call NHS 111 for urgent repeat prescriptions will be referred directly to community pha...
Exclusive: Half of GP practices could soon employ a pharmacist, poll suggests
Almost a third of GPs already employ a pharmacist in their practice and 16% are thinking of doing so...
GP workload warning as NHS set to double checks on free prescriptions
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) will carry out twice as many checks on patients who cla...
Exclusive: Antibiotic spending varies more than two-fold between CCGs
CCGs in parts of England spend more than twice as much per patient on antibiotics as their counterpa...
GPs urged to review prescribing for patients with learning disabilities or autism
GPs have been urged to review prescribing for patients with learning disabilities or autism, after t...
GPs beat NHS target for reduction in antibiotic use
GPs have been applauded for dramatically reducing antibiotics prescribing over the past year, signif...
