Pharmacies to signpost Enfield families towards vaccinations amid measles outbreak The London Assembly Health Committee heard that Enfield Council intended to use pharmacies to inform residents that the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles.…
EMA proposes modifying pre-existing clinical trials during public health emergencies Draft guidance has suggested trial adaptations, including changing endpoints, introducing new patient cohorts, adding new trial arms and adapting randomisation.…
NICE recommends first licensed treatment for vitiligo Guidance says that ruxolitinib cream can be used as treatment for vitiligo if other first-line treatments — such as including topical corticosteroids and light therapy — do not work.…
Government to ‘strengthen’ out-of-hours support for palliative care services In response to a House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee evaluation of palliative care services in England, the government said integrated palliative care services are “central to the shift towards community-based care”.…
Two-fifths of children have seen weight-loss drugs online despite ban The results of a survey conducted by the Children’s Commissioner revealed that girls were more likely than boys to see adverts for weight-loss injections online.…
Morrisons to sell ‘dozens’ of pharmacies According to Rami Baitieh, chief executive of Morrisons, the cuts are a “necessary part of our plans to renew and reinvigorate Morrisons”.…
All ex-Jhoots pharmacies taken over by Allied Pharmacies to reopen The company has also confirmed that all staff that have moved over to Allied Pharmacies will receive backdated pay.…
Students from 24 out of 28 pharmacy schools applied for a bursary in 2025 Since the launch of its student bursary scheme in 2014, Pharmacist Support has awarded 103 bursaries totalling more than £300,000.…
Patients will be able to join clinical trials through NHS App Integration of the ‘Be part of research’ service with the NHS app is aimed to enable patients with rare cancers to sign up to receive details of relevant clinical trials.…
Patient safety commissioner to approach PM over ‘disappointing’ delay to valproate compensation Henrietta Hughes said that nearly two years after publishing ‘The Hughes report’, patients harmed by valproate use are still waiting for a decision on financial redress.…
