Health & NHS news

Policy · 03 Feb 2026 · 1 Min Tobacco company levy could fund pharmacy stop smoking services

Preventative medicine · 03 Feb 2026 · 1 Min MHRA re-issues GLP-1 product information to strengthen pancreatitis warning

Public health · 02 Feb 2026 · 1 Min Government expands RSV vaccine programme

Public health · 02 Feb 2026 · 1 Min Labour MP reveals success of Tories’ pharmacy blood pressure campaign

Financial Management & Funding · 29 Jan 2026 · 1 Min NHS pays pharmacists just 20 per cent of cost of some medicines

Cardiovascular diseases · 27 Jan 2026 · 1 Min Coroner urges review of apixaban leaflets after head trauma death

Immunizations · 22 Jan 2026 · 2 Min Pharmacies to offer expanded vaccination services

Medicines · 21 Jan 2026 · 1 Min ‘I bought the pharmacy’s last pack of aspirin’: Staple drug added to export ban list

Mental health · 20 Jan 2026 · 2 Min Pharmacy-led clozapine scheme slashes in-patient admissions, says NHS trust

Policy · 14 Jan 2026 · 1 Min DH could revise ‘overly optimistic’ deadline for single patient record

Clinical services · 09 Jan 2026 · 1 Min Securing indemnity ‘challenging’ as insurance companies unfamiliar with IP

Medicines · 08 Jan 2026 · 1 Min RPS: Nasal decongestant sprays must carry clear seven-day warning

Medicines · 08 Jan 2026 · 1 Min RPS: Prescribing alerts needed to stop 'unacceptable' drugs duplication

Digital & technology · 06 Jan 2026 · 1 Min NHS Online hospital to cover nine conditions when launched in 2027

Medicines · 02 Jan 2026 · 1 Min NPA warns public about unregulated suppliers of weight loss jabs as demand surges

Contract · 16 Dec 2025 · 1 Min New service specification and fee hikes for Covid and flu jabs

Public health · 15 Dec 2025 · 1 Min CPE: There’s no national flu vaccine shortage but there are isolated cases

Integrated care · 05 Dec 2025 · 1 Min East London pharmacies to provide cholesterol-lowering Inclisiran injections in pilot