Insight Online – November 2025

Status update on NHS Pay 2026-27

We are updating members employed by the NHS in England, Northern Ireland and Wales on the current pay review.The NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) analyses evidence provided by relevant organisations and makes recommendations on the pay of NHS staff paid under Agenda for Change in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The NHSPRB provides independent advice on the pay of NHS staff to the:

• Prime Minister
• Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in Wales
• First Minister, Deputy First Minister and Minister of Health in Northern Ireland.

As part of their call for evidence, NHSPRB has now received submissions from both HM Government and NHS Employers as well as those representing NHS staff.

PDA supports Inclusive Pharmacy Practice Week 2025

Inclusive Pharmacy Practice (IPP) Week is taking place from Monday 24 to Thursday 27 November. We are proud to be supporting the week and will also be co-hosting a workshop covering racism, harassment and more in the workplace.IPP is a joint initiative which was set up by NHS England and 15 other pharmacy organisations, including ourselves.

IPP focuses on making the workplace more inclusive for pharmacy professionals, with a senior leadership that reflects pharmacy’s diverse communities, to improve health inequalities. It involves open conversations and meaningful actions to improve the experience of both patients and pharmacy professionals.

The initiative encourages engagement with local communities, helping to improve their health, and addressing the inequalities that people – particularly those from ethnically diverse backgrounds – can experience. For example, Covid-19 had a disproportionate impact on people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

10 practical ways to look after your wellbeing when you can’t leave the pharmacy

We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of pharmacists in all sectors of pharmacy, and no matter what challenges they may face. As part of this, the PDA was recently in contact with Louisa Daubney, a certified burnout coach, and here she shares her top tips that pharmacists can use to look after their mind and body in the workplaceBy Louisa Daubney, a certified burnout coach

Recently, I’ve been visiting my local pharmacy more often. Large numbers of prescriptions are being dispensed every day, patients are being supported with a variety of conditions, and an ever-growing range of services are being provided, alongside extended opening hours being offered to my local community.

This is, of course, a particularly busy time of year with flu season upon us, and many pharmacists are providing vaccinations alongside these other services, often with targets attached.