NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service

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/          

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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'.

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/

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'.

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/          

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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'.

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.