NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service

NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service

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

    29 September: Adverse drug reaction resources, medicines monitoring, & technical services webinars

    Hannah Miller, Deputy Regional Quality Assurance Pharmacist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 19th and 25th September.   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 - log in required Our annual output to support managed entry and budget planning for new medicines, new indications and patent expiries in the NHS. https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/annual-planning-advice-for-new-medicines-prescribing-outlook/ Adverse drug reactions: resources to support clinical decisions Suggested resources to help healthcare professionals find information about side-effects of medicines. https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/adverse-drug-reactions-resources-to-support-clinical-decisions/ Hydroxycarbamide monitoring update Monitoring tool entry update. https://sps.nhs.uk/monitorings/hydroxycarbamide-monitoring/ 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'.

    29 September: Adverse drug reaction resources, medicines monitoring, & technical services webinars

  2. Sep 22

    22 September: Prescribing Outlook, capacity planning in aseptic services, & webinar resources

    Gary Hodgson, Medicines Advice Pharmacist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 19th and 25th September.   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:     Vacancy Quality Assurance Technical Officer https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9287-26-1470/ats-direct-apply Prescribing Outlook 2026 - log in required Our annual output to support managed entry and budget planning for new medicines, new indications and patent expiries in the NHS. https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/annual-planning-advice-for-new-medicines-prescribing-outlook/ Capacity planning in aseptic services Understanding capacity is essential for ensuring patient safety, maintaining regulatory compliance, and optimising operational efficiency. https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/capacity-planning-in-aseptic-services/ Webinar resources available Slides from the Biosimilar and Key Generic Medicines September 2026 update and the Managing Outstanding Medicines Orders webinar are now available https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/biosimilar-and-key-generic-medicines-september-2026-update/ https://sps.nhs.uk/articles/managing-outstanding-medicines-orders-from-reactive-to-proactive/ 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'.

    22 September: Prescribing Outlook, capacity planning in aseptic services, & webinar resources

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Jul 6

    Sustaining Improvement: One Trust’s Time Critical Medicines Journey

    Jenna Murray talks to Ali Cracknell, Philippa Duggan-Carter and Jeremy Robson from Leeds University Hospital NHS trust in this podcast about a time critical medicines quality improvement project that has been successfully implemented and sustained, it is now part of everyday practice. Discussion includes the background to the project, how the team used what could have been a significant roadblock as catalyst for change and how the team knew that new practices had become business as usual. Jenna Murray - Senior Specialist Pharmacy Technician Medication Safety (NHS SPS) Ali Cracknell - Consultant in Acute and Elderly Medicine (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) Phillipa Duggan-Carter - Lead Nurse Parkinson's Disease Specialist (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) Jeremy Robson - Advanced Clinical Pharmacist for Neurology (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)

    Sustaining Improvement: One Trust’s Time Critical Medicines Journey

  7. Jun 29

    SMRs in problematic polypharmacy: insomnia focus – your questions answered

    In this podcast Emma Bryant (Mental Health Lead at NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service) speaks with Dr Rania Ward, Principal Pharmacist for Sleep Medicine, who answers some of the questions posed in the chat during our recent webinar, SMRs in problematic polypharmacy: insomnia focus (14 April 2026). 00.45 - Sleep cycle and shift patterns 03.23 - Cumulative sleep 04.45 - Red flags 10.22 - Treat the underlying cause or start hypnotics 12.34 - Pharmacological options 15.07 - Melatonin 20.11 - Serious mental illness (SMI) and insomnia 22.22 - New medicines for insomnia (daridorexant) 26.46 - Non-pharmacological treatments 31.12 - More information and training Dr Rania Ward; Principal Pharmacist for Sleep Medicine, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Emma Bryant; Mental Health Lead, Medicines Use and Safety, NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service Useful links SMRs in problematic polypharmacy: case based discussions https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/smrs-in-problematic-polypharmacy-case-based-discussions/ National Sleep Pharmacy Network https://nspn.co.uk/ RCGP Learning (Insomnia) https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/info.php?id=824 PCPharm (Insomnia Learning Programme) https://courses.learning.rpharms.com/product?catalog=RCP-Clinical-19

    SMRs in problematic polypharmacy: insomnia focus – your questions answered

  8. Jun 22

    Prescribing with confidence: SPS resources supporting safe prescribing

    Rakhi Aggarwal speaks with Karoline Brennan from the SPS Medicines Advice team. Karoline highlights key SPS written resources for prescribers, explains how to effectively search for information on the SPS website, and outlines the SPS clinical enquiry answering service available to primary care professionals.

    Prescribing with confidence: SPS resources supporting safe prescribing
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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
    101
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