On the 7th and 8th of September, our Policy & Development Officer, Gordon Winter visited Oslo to deliver a lecture to their Chief Pharmacists as part of Norway’s Apoteker-dagen or “Pharmacists Day”.

We’re inviting employers and executive-level stakeholders involved with pharmacist independent prescribers (PIPs) to complete a short research questionnaire.

The Scottish Respiratory Pharmacy Specialist Interest Group (SIG) is currently seeking a practising community pharmacist to join its membership.

From Wednesday the 1st October our colleagues at Public Health Scotland (PHS) have decided to rerun the ‘Be the Early Bird’ campaign.

Late August saw Gill and Gordon from our Policy Team attend the Scottish Drugs Forum in Glasgow. The two-day conference highlighted the importance of lived-in experience influencing future strategy, with updates on recent developments across Scotland as well as other parts of the UK.  

Around the globe, decades of social and healthcare sector progress have driven life expectancy higher than ever, but not all of these years gained are lived in good health, particularly in areas of higher deprivation.

Our colleagues at NES are running a webinar looking at Cancer Care for Pharmacy Teams on Tuesday 28th October at 19:30 to 21:00.  

Community Pharmacy Scotland reviews adjusted prices with Public Health Scotland. View stabilised lines and continue reporting shortages to support price negotiations.

Today, Tuesday 2nd September 2025 Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) launched its 2026 Manifesto which focuses on delivering healthier communities across Scotland, setting out CPS’s ambitions for how Scotland’s 1,200 plus community pharmacies can help transform the nation’s health, as close to home as possible.

Please note, due to ongoing discussions with PHS & Scottish Government the final round of Adjusted Prices for August 2025 are likely to be agreed and published tomorrow Tuesday 2nd of September.