With a general election in Scotland coming up in May, Commumnity Pharmacy Scotland has launched a manifesto for the next Government.

UK has ordered 60 million doses of vaccine, which is still in PhaseI/II trials.

A new time-limited funded medicines delivery service will support highly vulnerable patients in Scotland until at least the end of March.

Pharmacies in Scotland are to receive a financial support payment for staffing costs between May and June of this year.

Community pharmacy staff in Scotland are to receive a one-off payment of £500 from the Scottish Government as thanks for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Pharmacies in Scotland who take part in the Covid-19 vaccination programme will receive £12.58 for every dose of vaccine they administer.

Providing Pharmaceutical Care in Crisis Situations updates guidance first published in the spring.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has appointed Clare Morrison as its director in Scotland.

Four of Scotland’s 14 health boards have confirmed they will involve community pharmacies in their winter flu jab service this year.

Some health boards in Scotland may decide not to involve community pharmacies in the provision of NHS flu vaccinations.

Community pharmacy contractors in Scotland will receive a monthly fee of £2,000 for offering the new Pharmacy First Plus service, it has been revealed. 

Community pharmacies in Scotland are set to undergo the biggest change to their contractual framework in recent years.

From Friday it will be compulsory for members of the public to wear a face covering in community pharmacies in Scotland.

Scotland's NHS Pharmacy First service is one of the biggest changes to the community pharmacy contractual framework in recent years.

Scotland’s cross-party health and sport committee has published a damning report of the country’s system of supply and demand for medicines.

Deaths involving Covid-19 fall to lowest level in eight weeks.

Community Pharmacy Scotland says the government has agreed to include pharmacy colleagues in its death in service scheme.  

Pharmacies in Scotland processed six times as many items on Easter Monday than they normally would, CPS has said.

...and allocates £700 per pharmacy to cover costs of PPE and protective measures

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Scotland are to be given access to emergency care summary data.