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NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.

  1. 5d ago

    27 October: Prescribing Outlook, safe use of medicines in mental health, & capacity planning

    Nicola Wake, Associate Director, Medicines Use and Safety at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 17th and 23rd October.   To easily find a list of newly published pages go to sps.nhs.uk, select ‘search’, click in the search bar, and press enter.    Quick links to highlighted resources:     Prescribing Outlook 2026 The 2026 cost calculator is now available. https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/annual-planning-advice-for-new-medicines-prescribing-outlook/ Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences            https://www.sps.nhs.uk/home/events/next-events/           Join our WhatsApp channel to stay up to date with our latest news and updates      https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBslvuJpe8aH3n7Zu1i      Podcast description:          NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.

    27 October: Prescribing Outlook, safe use of medicines in mental health, & capacity planning

  2. Oct 21

    Understanding the mental health medication safety challenge across the healthcare system

    To further understand why a focus on mental health medication safety is important listen to our short podcast exploring the feedback from a stakeholder engagement exercise. Vanessa Earnshaw, Senior Specialist Pharmacist Medication Safety (NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service) Anna Bischler, Associate Director for Medication Safety (NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service) Find out more about our medication safety across the system resources https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/medication-safety-across-the-system-msats/

    Understanding the mental health medication safety challenge across the healthcare system

  3. Oct 20

    20 October: Prescribing Outlook, Root Causes and Neighbourhood Warfarin

    Gary Hodgson, one of the Medicines Advice Pharmacists at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 10th and 16th October. To easily find a list of newly published pages go to sps.nhs.uk, select ‘search’, click in the search bar, and press enter. Quick links to highlighted resources: Prescribing Outlook 2026 The final chapters of Prescribing Outlook 2026 have now been published, covering BNF chapters 1, 4 and 5, meaning the complete spreadsheet is now available to download https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/annual-planning-advice-for-new-medicines-prescribing-outlook/ Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences https://www.sps.nhs.uk/home/events/next-events/ Join our WhatsApp channel to stay up to date with our latest news and updates https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBslvuJpe8aH3n7Zu1i Podcast description: NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.

    20 October: Prescribing Outlook, Root Causes and Neighbourhood Warfarin

  4. Oct 13

    13 October: CAR-T cell therapy, omalizumab biosimilar, and managing pharmaceutical waste

    John Oliver, a Quality Assurance Specialist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 3rd and 9th October.   To easily find a list of newly published pages go to sps.nhs.uk, select ‘search’, click in the search bar, and press enter.    Quick links to highlighted resources:     Prescribing with confidence podcast series – new episode Rakhi Aggarwal speaks with Emma Anderson, Clincal Services Director at Evans Pharmacy, about her experience of delivering prescribing services through the NHS community pharmacy independent prescribing pathfinder programme. https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/prescribing-with-confidence-podcast-series/ Understanding acute CAR-T cell therapy toxicities in adults Guidance on the management of acute side effects in adults receiving licensed CAR-T cell therapy products. https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/understanding-acute-car-t-cell-therapy-toxicities-in-adults/ The licence and supporting evidence for omalizumab biosimilar Find information on Adcomfo and Omlyclo biosimilars, including indications, formulations, supporting evidence and differences. https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/the-licence-and-supporting-evidence-for-omalizumab-biosimilar/ Managing controlled drugs (CD) waste Legislation and regulation governing the waste management of controlled drugs (CDs). https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/managing-controlled-drugs-cd-waste/ Managing sharps contaminated with pharmaceutical waste Classification of sharps contaminated with pharmaceutical waste and guidance on the appropriate disposal containers to use. https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/managing-sharps-contaminated-with-pharmaceutical-waste/ Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences            https://www.sps.nhs.uk/home/events/next-events/           Join our WhatsApp channel to stay up to date with our latest news and updates      https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBslvuJpe8aH3n7Zu1i      Podcast description:          NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.

    13 October: CAR-T cell therapy, omalizumab biosimilar, and managing pharmaceutical waste

  5. Oct 8

    Prescribing with confidence: Community pharmacy prescribing in practice

    Rakhi Aggarwal speaks with Emma Anderson, Clinical Services Director at Evans Pharmacy, about prescribing in community pharmacy. Emma shares her experience of delivering prescribing services through the NHS Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder programme, and offers practical advice on developing confidence and expanding scope of practice.

    Prescribing with confidence: Community pharmacy prescribing in practice

  6. Sep 10

    Genomics and personalised prescribing in primary care

    Rakhi Aggarwal, Primary Care Lead from NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service, speaks to Rachel Palmer, Consultant Pharmacist, Genomic Medicine, NHS South West Genomic Medicine Service, about the use of pharmacogenomic testing in general practice. They discuss its impact on prescribing, resources to support clinical practice, and the role of pharmacy professionals as personalised prescribing becomes more widely adopted across the NHS. Find out more about pharmacogenomics by visiting https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/pharmacogenomics-resources-to-support-answering-questions/

    Genomics and personalised prescribing in primary care

  7. Sep 10

    Embedding pharmacogenomics: the ICB role in transforming care

    Rakhi Aggarwal, Primary Care Lead for NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service, speaks to Natalie Curley, Lead Pharmacist, South West London ICB, about how pharmacogenomics is shaping medicines governance. They discuss its impact on formulary decisions and treatment pathways and explore how ICBs can prepare for the future delivery of personalised medicine. Find out more about pharmacogenomics by visiting https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/pharmacogenomics-resources-to-support-answering-questions/

    Embedding pharmacogenomics: the ICB role in transforming care

  8. Sep 10

    The future of pharmacogenomics in community pharmacy

    Rakhi Aggarwal, Primary Care Lead from NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service, speaks to Vicky Chaplin, Senior Clinical Lead, Genomics Unit, NHS England, about about the role of genomics in community pharmacy. The discussion explores pharmacogenomic testing, personalised prescribing, direct-to-consumer genetic tests, and how community pharmacy can support patients as genomic medicine develops within the NHS. Find out more about pharmacogenomics by visiting https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/pharmacogenomics-resources-to-support-answering-questions/

    The future of pharmacogenomics in community pharmacy
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NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.

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    NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
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