Health & NHS news

Medicines · 20 Jun 2024 · 1 Min Pharmacy point of care testing contributes to massive drop in antibiotics use

Endocrine and metabolism · 19 Jun 2024 · 2 Min Failure to prevent diabetes complications “devastating lives”

Policy · 17 Jun 2024 · 2 Min Labour to introduce community pharmacy prescribing service if elected

Screening & diagnostics · 12 Jun 2024 · 2 Min Health check for CVD integrated into NHS app

Public health · 05 Jun 2024 · 1 Min New STD diagnoses in England on the rise, latest data reveals

Clinical services · 03 Jun 2024 · 2 Min Sunak warned not to expand Pharmacy First without increase in funding

Child health · 30 May 2024 · 1 Min DH implements ‘emergency ban’ on puberty suppressing hormones

Services · 16 May 2024 · 1 Min NHS BSA forces two pharmacies to hand back £33k in hypertension fees

Infections and infestations · 15 May 2024 · 1 Min Bristol pharmacy secures grant funding to evaluate AMR solutions

Regulations · 14 May 2024 · 4 Min Government greenlights two models of hub-and-spoke dispensing for January 2025

Public health · 13 May 2024 · 1 Min Numark chairman praises “bold and forward-looking” NI community pharmacy vision

Services · 13 May 2024 · 3 Min NHSE will scrutinise Pharmacy First data for ‘outliers’ abusing service

Medicines · 09 May 2024 · 3 Min Drug shortages ‘beyond critical’ as pharmacies forced to ring up GPs every day

Public health · 29 Apr 2024 · 1 Min We’ve not had one Pharmacy First referral from GPs since its launch

Services · 26 Apr 2024 · 2 Min ‘Real benefit’: NHS extends optician-to-pharmacy hypertension referral pilot

Digital & technology · 19 Apr 2024 · 1 Min EPS system approved for roll out across Welsh pharmacy network

Child health · 17 Apr 2024 · 2 Min DH targets puberty suppressing hormones ‘loopholes’ for overseas prescribers

Services · 12 Apr 2024 · 3 Min One-third of PDA members have had Pharmacy First targets set by employers