Urgent reform needed to fulfil Pharmacy First potential, say pharmacy and GP leaders Exclusive: A joint letter from local pharmaceutical committees and local medical committees in London has called on the government to improve patient access to Pharmacy First.…
Five percent of the public find community pharmacies ‘difficult’ to access, survey finds Polling by YouGov also found that 37% of respondents found general practice was difficult to access during winter 2024.…
Next Welsh government urged to agree new community pharmacy funding formula In its manifesto published ahead of the 2026 Senedd elections, Community Pharmacy Wales said the next Welsh government must ensure the future of a viable and sustainable community pharmacy network.…
C. difficile cases increase by one-third over three years, government data show Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) show that a three-year increase in Clostridioides difficile infections in England was observed across all seven UKHSA regions.…
Repeat prescription opioids most commonly linked to patient harm and deaths, study results show Researchers found that between January 2019 and December 2023, opioid analgesics made up 76% of the medications mentioned in coroners’ prevention of future deaths reports.…
Chief pharmacists call for medicines leadership to be ‘fundamental component’ of strategic commissioning system In a letter to NHS England, four integrated care board chief pharmacists said that they must shape and lead on medicines at a time of NHS change.…
Government ends programme to tackle drug deaths and drug-related offending Between January 2021 and June 2024, Project ADDER benefited nearly 5,000 people in drug treatment and led to more than 39,000 arrest for drug offences.…
Regulators issue warning over prescription-only weight-loss drug advertisements An enforcement notice has warned that prohibitions include non paid-for content on social media, sponsored searches on search engines and influencer marketing.…
Patients involved in design of fewer than one-fifth of published trials, research shows For articles reporting on randomised controlled trials, published between 2015 and 2023, the researchers found that 18% included patient and public involvement.…
NICE approves first NHS treatment for advanced blood cancer Brentuximab combination therapy is a first-line treatment option for previously untreated stage 3 or 4 CD30-positive Hodgkin lymphoma that could benefit up to 800 people annually.…
