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The Pharmacy First scheme provides professional health care advice, treatments, and medicines for common illnesses from your local pharmacy, without the need for an appointment.
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There was a 154 per cent increase on 2024 in patients’ use of pharmacies’ free blood pressure checks and contraceptive services.
01 May 2026
Kinnock reveals amount spent to repeat Pharmacy First awareness campaign in 2025-26
13 Apr 2026
Baroness Merron was asked if Labour will “include and fund” migraine in the scheme.
24 Mar 2026
Guidelines from 2017 now lead to 'ambiguity' since Pharmacy First launch, inquest finds
25 Feb 2026
Asda Pharmacy launches ISSUES IS awareness campaign to drive uptake of Pharmacy First services.
17 Feb 2026
Health minister faces intense questioning on Pharmacy First payment challenges
13 Feb 2026
Health minister Stephen Kinnock said 1,565 contractors received £500 for completing 20 to 29 consultations in June 2025.
07 Jan 2026
The British Medical Association will ballot members on measures such as reallocating Pharmacy First funding to general practice.
19 Nov 2025
ESPAUR report links supply of antimicrobials to Pharmacy First consultations for first time.
18 Nov 2025
Pharmacist Baba Akomolafe criticised the government for excluding Pharmacy First from the NHS app.
12 Nov 2025
General practice 'undermined' by pharmacy services, LMC conference to hear
30 Oct 2025
The requirement to provide one ABPM consultation per month as part of the 'bundling' requirements for Pharmacy First fixed monthly payments is put on hold.
30 Sep 2025
'Bureaucracy overruling common sense' says contractor struggling with BSA intransigence
10 Sep 2025
The updated pathways contain new Gateway Points and will come into effect in October.
02 Sep 2025
'A significant moment' says the company's services director.
15 Aug 2025
Audit will focus on antimicrobial stewardship in sore throat consultations.
12 Aug 2025
