News Government reverts to September start date for flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes The vaccination programmes will now begin in September 2023, rather than October, owing to concerns over a new COVID-19 variant.…Published: 31 August 2023
Opinion Protecting our children’s future from global health threats The pick of the latest academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…Published: 30 August 2023
Opinion For want of a jab… are vaccines out of fashion for NHS England? This month, The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist questions the government’s decisions to reduce the COVID-19 vaccination fee and delay the flu vaccination programme.…Published: 25 August 2023
News Government consults on allowing pharmacy technicians to supply medicines under a patient group direction The change to regulations would allow pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines and certain medicines.…Published: 18 August 2023
News Community pharmacies may have to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to stay in business, local pharmacy leaders warn Pharmacy representatives have warned current financial pressures may lead pharmacies to sign up to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, despite a significant reduction in the fee.…Published: 11 August 2023
Opinion Lest we forget lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic The pick of the month’s academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…Published: 31 July 2023
Opinion Reducing overprescribing and improving the health of patients with learning disabilities and autism Rizwana Dudhia shares how a project she initiated to prevent the prescribing of inappropriate medication improved the quality of life for patients with learning disabilities and autism.…Published: 24 July 2023
News The Pharmaceutical Journal wins at science writers awards Senior features editor Dawn Connelly was awarded the prize for ‘Feature of the Year — Specialist’ for her feature on parosmia and long COVID.…Published: 14 July 2023
News Metformin may reduce the risk of developing long COVID, research suggests The diabetes drug reduced the incidence of long COVID compared with placebo, but experts have urged caution over the findings.…Published: 15 June 2023
Opinion Pharmacy can narrow health inequalities — here’s how Two advanced specialist community pharmacists share how they have engaged with patients in an area of high deprivation.…Published: 5 June 2023
