Health & NHS news

Digital & technology · 14 Oct 2026 · 2 Min Prescription alerts on NHS app begin on mobiles or smartwatches

Public health · 13 Oct 2026 · 3 Min NPA says ‘fund pharmacies’ after Policy Exchange calls for commissioning of dispensing doctors

Regulations · 09 Oct 2026 · 2 Min UK ‘not immune’ from drug industry influencing prescribing patterns

Public health · 07 Oct 2026 · 2 Min Number of smokers in England falls to fewer than one in 10 for first time

Public health · 05 Oct 2026 · 2 Min Pharmacy to run cardiac screening tests for Southall FC players and staff

Public health · 02 Oct 2026 · 2 Min NPA: Creon and Estradot’s record as UK’s longest drugs shortages is deeply depressing

Digital & technology · 29 Sep 2026 · 2 Min All pharmacies in Wales can now receive electronic prescriptions

Services · 15 Sep 2026 · 2 Min IPA calls for return of MUR service to tackle polypharmacy

Practice · 14 Sep 2026 · 5 Min Pharmacy First expansion will see pharmacists operate “beyond their training”, warns doctors body

Services · 10 Sep 2026 · 2 Min Migraine among five new Pharmacy First conditions in autumn expansion

Medicines · 10 Sep 2026 · 2 Min Two SSPs issued for lansoprazole orodispersible tablets

Medicines · 10 Sep 2026 · 1 Min Antidepressant prescriptions on the increase in England, reveals latest NHSBSA figures

Medicines · 09 Sep 2026 · 2 Min NPA chair urges health secretary to convene medicines supply chain taskforce

Public health · 08 Sep 2026 · 2 Min NHS is underutilising pharmacists’ skills in tackling polypharmacy, warns NPA chief

Public health · 07 Sep 2026 · 2 Min Boots pilots blood type self-testing to help increase blood donations

Public health · 01 Sep 2026 · 2 Min Around 100 pharmacies in England to provide free cholesterol check-ups this autumn

Public health · 21 Aug 2026 · 2 Min Lincolnshire Co-op partners with addiction service to improve naloxone access

Medicines · 20 Aug 2026 · 2 Min Prescription items for diabetes in England increased 135 per cent over 10 years