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Letter

How a commissioning support unit increased primary care referrals from the Black Country Integrated Care System to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme

Between June 2021 and March 2023, NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) were commissioned by the Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group (subsequently the Black Country Integrated Care System [ICS]) to engage with practices and directly with patients, …

Published: 24 May 2023

News

Boots to trial £20 type 2 diabetes screening service

If deemed suitable for screening, patients will undergo a finger prick blood test and receive diagnostic test results within seven minutes.…

Published: 15 March 2023

News

Weight loss drug semaglutide will ‘soon’ be available to eligible patients, says NICE

Trial results showed that participants taking semaglutide lost an average of 12% more of their body weight compared with placebo.…

Published: 8 March 2023

Opinion

A focus on the cure rather than the cause

The pick of the month’s academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

Published: 27 February 2023

News

Automated device linked with better glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes patients

In a small trial, participants spent more time in the target glucose zone when using the fully automated system than when on standard insulin therapy.…

Published: 13 January 2023

News

Draft NICE guidance says statins can now be considered for people at lower risk of cardiovascular disease

The draft guidance advises prescribers to discuss how to manage all other modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors before offering statin treatment.…

Published: 12 January 2023

Feature

Infographic: 2022 unwrapped

What a year — there’s certainly been no shortage of health-related news, from a merry-go-round of health secretaries (and, of course, prime ministers), to COVID-19, mpox, medicines shortages, strike action and much more. Here, we guide you through the year in pharmacy.…

Published: 21 December 2022

News

Patients should pick their own diabetes therapy, suggest UK researchers

After patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus tried three different drugs, most patients chose the drug that gave them the the best glycaemic levels and the lowest number of side effects, results of a study have shown.…

Published: 8 December 2022

News

NHS England tenders contract to roll out diabetes low-calorie diet programme nationally

Eligible individuals will be aged 18 to 65 years, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus within the past six years and meet a certain body mass index criterion, depending on ethnicity.…

Published: 23 November 2022

News

First ever injection pen recycling pilot rolled out nationally across pharmacies

Following the success of its pilot, in which more than 15,000 pre-filled injection pens were recycled, Novo Nordisk is rolling out the PenCycle scheme nationwide.…

Published: 20 October 2022