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Graham Clews

Lewes

Journalist at Freelance

Pharmaceutical Journal news editor. Green Party councillor for Lewes Priory ward. Views mine.

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  • 3 weeks ago | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Graham Clews

    The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has added its name to a call for political parties in Wales to commit to a funded long-term plan for the future of the NHS workforce, ahead of Senedd elections in 2026. The call, published on 4 June 2025 and co-signed by 37 other health and social care bodies in the Welsh NHS Confederation and Wellbeing Alliance, outlines four health and social care priorities for the incoming Welsh government. The next Senedd elections are expected to take place by May 2026.

  • 1 month ago | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Graham Clews

    A staggering 4,790 people died as a result of drug misuse in Great Britain in 2023, according to the most recent data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). ONS figures reveal that there were 3,618 drug-misuse deaths in England and Wales in 2023 — a 16% increase from 3,127 drug-misuse deaths in 2022.

  • 2 months ago | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Graham Clews

    The government has announced that prescription charges in England are to be frozen for the first time in three years. In a statement published on 28 April 2025, the government announced that the prescription charge for 2025/2026 will remain at £9.90 per item, a three-month prescription prepayment certificate will be frozen at £32.05, and a 12-month certificate will stay at £114.50. Prescription fees were most recently frozen in 2022, which at that point was the first time in a decade.

  • Mar 31, 2025 | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Graham Clews

    Community pharmacies in England have had their funding boosted by £617m over the next two years, following agreement on a new two-year contract. In a statement published on 31 March 2025, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) said overall funding for community pharmacy would rise in 2025/2026 to more than £3bn per year for the first time.

  • Mar 26, 2025 | pharmaceutical-journal.com | Graham Clews

    Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) members have voted in favour of becoming a royal college. The results of a special resolution vote, announced on 26 March 2025, show that 71.1% of members voted to support proposed changes to the RPS’s Royal Charter and a transition to royal college status.

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