Health & NHS news

Clinical services · 02 Sep 2025 · 2 Min Changes to three CPCF services due to come into effect in October

Public health · 01 Sep 2025 · 1 Min CPE indicates it will push Labour to include pharmacies in NHS chickenpox programme

Infections and infestations · 29 Aug 2025 · 1 Min Approval for first new UTI antibiotic in decades

Endocrine and metabolism · 21 Aug 2025 · 1 Min NHS diabetes budget soars as Mounjaro spend up 340-fold

Cardiovascular diseases · 19 Aug 2025 · 1 Min East London pharmacies pilot rapid cholesterol testing

Endocrine and metabolism · 19 Aug 2025 · 1 Min First immunotherapy approved for type 1 diabetes

Public health · 12 Aug 2025 · 3 Min Pharmacies across UK to play role in Labour’s £85m obesity programme

Digital & technology · 11 Aug 2025 · 1 Min NHS app prescription tracker used by nearly 400,000 people since launch, claims NHSE

Public health · 08 Aug 2025 · 1 Min Criminals selling fake ‘DIY’ GLP-1 kits with syringe and powder separated

Regulations · 07 Aug 2025 · 1 Min Fake Viagra tablets the most frequently intercepted drug by border forces

Public health · 06 Aug 2025 · 1 Min Over 500 pharmacies in Northern Ireland sign up to Move More, Feel Better campaign

Medicines · 06 Aug 2025 · 1 Min Lords committee launches inquiry into medicines shortages in the UK

Women's health · 06 Aug 2025 · 1 Min Supply notice issued as HRT patch discontinued

Medicines · 05 Aug 2025 · 1 Min Pharmacies in Scotland urged to prepare for big increase in eye treatment prescriptions

Public health · 01 Aug 2025 · 1 Min UKHSA reminds people to stay tick aware this summer

Public health · 28 Jul 2025 · 1 Min Unprecedented demand for weight loss drugs is putting patients at risk, warns NPA

Preventative medicine · 25 Jul 2025 · 1 Min Make home-use health testing kits 'Pharmacy Only' say academics

Immunizations · 24 Jul 2025 · 1 Min Children’s flu vaccine advanced service to launch in October