Health & NHS news

Clinical services · 22 Jul 2025 · 1 Min Funding for flu vaccination still not settled as service spec published

Public health · 21 Jul 2025 · 1 Min Football on Prescription scheme tackles antidepressant overprescribing in Stroud

Policy · 21 Jul 2025 · 2 Min Select committee to weigh up ‘challenges and opportunities’ of weight loss drugs

Policy · 17 Jul 2025 · 1 Min Pharmacists to take part in Government’s back-to-work pilot

Clinical services · 15 Jul 2025 · 1 Min NPA chair reminds public about Pharmacy First UTI help after report warns of hospital costs

Clinical services · 15 Jul 2025 · 1 Min CPCF clinical services get a mixed review in NHS commissioned evaluation

Medicines · 15 Jul 2025 · 1 Min ‘Charlie Cards’ launched to help epilepsy patients access emergency supplies

Policy · 10 Jul 2025 · 1 Min NHS to launch 42 neighbourhood health services in September

Women's health · 09 Jul 2025 · 1 Min 'World first': MHRA approves non-hormonal treatment for hot flushes in menopause

Public health · 03 Jul 2025 · 1 Min NHS 10-year plan promises expansion of pharmacy’s role in neighbourhood health service

Public health · 03 Jul 2025 · 1 Min Starmer hints at weight loss jabs in pharmacies during NHS 10-year speech

Services · 01 Jul 2025 · 3 Min Pharmacy First “working well” for patients says watchdog

Public health · 01 Jul 2025 · 1 Min NHSE confirms autumn flu and Covid vaccination programmes

Public health · 30 Jun 2025 · 2 Min Medicines shortages are getting worse across England warns CPE report

Clinical services · 30 Jun 2025 · 2 Min Calls to ‘turbo charge’ pharmacy services as hours wasted in A&E

Public health · 30 Jun 2025 · 1 Min CCA says members have provided over one million Pharmacy First consultations

Medication safety · 27 Jun 2025 · 1 Min National investigation launched into ‘skinny jab’ hospitalisations

Medicines · 24 Jun 2025 · 1 Min Mounjaro now available in primary care to restricted group of patients