Government doubles funding for PrEP commissioning The public health grant to local authorities for 2021/2022 includes £23.4m to cover the routine commissioning of pre-exposure prophylaxis.…
Point-of-care testing improves detection and treatment of influenza in hospital Patients randomised to molecular point-of-care testing were more likely to be correctly diagnosed.…
Genes associated with most severe form of COVID-19 identified Researchers have identified five genes associated with COVID-19 and used their findings to predict the effect of drug treatments on patients.…
Government to consider PrEP provision outside of sexual health clinics Exclusive: The government says access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV could be expanded to community pharmacies and GP practices.…
Continuing ACE inhibitors and ARBs safe for patients with COVID-19 Researchers have concluded that it is safe for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 to continue taking their angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers.…
Majority of people would be happy to consult with a pharmacist for respiratory tract infections, survey reveals Of more than 9,000 people surveyed, over 70% would be happy to talk to a pharmacist or nurse about a respiratory tract infection.…
Government plans COVID-19 revaccination campaign Pharmacies "will be key" to the success of a COVID-19 revaccination programme in autumn/winter 2021.…
NHS England lowers threshold for COVID-19 vaccination site applications Following talks with trade bodies, NHS England has reopened the application process and extended it to pharmacies able to administer up to 400 COVID-19 vaccinations per week.…
Everything you need to know about the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme Here is what we know so far about how the NHS plans to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine.…
Health boards say around half of pharmacies have expressed interest in providing COVID-19 vaccines Exclusive: Five of the seven health boards in Wales confirmed they had received expressions of interest from community pharmacies to participate in the national COVID-19 vaccination programme.…
