Community Pharmacy

Archive
Dr Chris Williams, Scotland vice chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners
3 February 2026

RCGP calls for Scottish government to improve GP IT systems

More than half of GPs in Scotland say that their software is not fit for purpose, according to a member
Read More
Sophie Bartlett, commercial director at PillTime
15 October 2025

AI-powered NHS pharmacy to become national dispensing hub

AI-powered pharmacy PillTime is launching a Monitored Dosage System hub to support community pharmacists nationwide.
Read More
NHS App icon
11 August 2025

Nearly 400k use NHS App prescription tracker since launch

Nearly 400,000 people have used a prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first 10 weeks since its
Read More
NHS App icon
23 May 2025

‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracking goes live on NHS App

An “Amazon-style” prescription tracking feature has been rolled out in the NHS App to reduce unnecessary calls and visits to
Read More
Medication being put into a pill box
17 February 2025

Birmingham Community Healthcare pilots electronic prescribing

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT is piloting CLEO SOLO EPS in its children's services to address the challenges of manual
Read More
6 December 2024

Community pharmacy chain gains access to GM Care Record

Community pharmacy chain Well Pharmacy has signed up for access to the Greater Manchester (GM) Care Record.
Read More
Digital Pharmacy
8 June 2023

First digital community pharmacy system suppliers receive grants in Wales

The first award of grants has been made to two digital community pharmacy system suppliers by the Community Pharmacy System
Read More
Electronic Prescribing government target 2024
3 April 2023

Community Pharmacy System Innovation Fund opens in Wales today 

A new fund has been launched today to help the suppliers of digital community pharmacy systems in Wales deliver an electronic
Read More
28 August 2020

Industry news in brief

This month’s industry round-up features news NHS Digital is rolling out electronic notifications from community pharmacies.
Read More
A shelf of medication at a pharmacy
17 March 2020

EMIS acquires PharmOutcomes pharmacy management platform

EMIS said the acquisition supported its strategy to improve medicines management and to enable pharmacies to provide more clinical services. 
Read More