Health & NHS news

People,

GP strike action impacting Pharmacy First communications

Doctors are switching off Update Record functionality as part of their collective action.

19 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

Sustainability,

Pharmacy inhaler disposal pilot boosts return rates by 300pc

Reminder stickers encouraged patients to return unwanted and expired inhalers.

13 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

Medicines,

Diabetes items prescribed in England rose by 21 million between 2016 and 2024

The NHS Business Services Authority said 71 million items were prescribed in 2023-24.

08 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

Vaccinations,

NHS to select 50 pharmacies for early pilot of RSV jab enhanced service

Pharmacies in the east of England will be selected for an 'early phase' of RSV enhanced service.

06 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

Vaccinations,

All adult vaccinations should be advanced pharmacy services, says think-tank

Report from Reform says vaccination uptake could be greatly improved by making better use of community pharmacies.

01 Aug 2024 , 3 Min Article

Financial,

Pressure on pharmacies will increase because of GPs’ industrial action

Warnings that patients will flood pharmacies after GPs voted to stage industrial action for first time in 60 years.

01 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

Regulations,

Lib Dem MP blasts ‘perverse’ NHS decisions on pharmacy market entry

“Impenetrable” bureaucratic processes blocking new pharmacy applications from independents.

29 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

Child & teen health,

Labour: ‘Simply not possible’ for pharmacists to police puberty blocker prescriptions

Health minister defends Labour decision to uphold ban enforced by former government.

29 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

Digital & technology,

Labour to take pharmacy IT resilience ‘seriously’ after CrowdStrike outage

DCMS junior minister grilled on health sector IT resilience after CrowdStrike chaos

26 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

Cardiovascular diseases,

MHRA approves stroke prevention indication for Wegovy

Semaglutide approved to prevent cardiac events following multi-country study.

25 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

Public health,

Whooping cough on the rise in UK as vaccine coverage declines

The UK Health Security Agency said there were 2,591 cases in May but just 59 per cent of pregnant women were offered a vaccine in March.

24 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

OTC,

Exclusive: Public increasingly confident using OTCs turn away from pharmacy?

Fewer consumers are seeking advice and treatment from pharmacists as a first step, according to a new report from PAGB.

23 Jul 2024 , 3 Min Article

Policy,

Industry body calls on Government to prioritise self-care to benefit NHS

PAGB shares six key actions for ministers to prioritise in first 100 days.

22 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

Medicines,

Nine serious shortage protocols for widely prescribed antipsychotic

SSPs implemented amid ongoing supply disruption to Quetiapine tablets.

18 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

Sustainability,

London pharmacies take part in first NHS-funded inhaler recycling scheme

ICS announces first publicly funded inhaler recycling scheme.

17 Jul 2024 , 1 Min Article

Business environment,

Starmer must appoint a medicines tsar to solve shortages, says NPA

The National Pharmacy Association has warned that the supply chain's "robustness" needs testing because patients’ health is suffering.

12 Jul 2024 , 2 Min Article

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