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.…
Special report: the community pharmacy workforce crisis Figures released in August 2023 show a drop in the number of full-time community pharmacy professionals in England in 2022, with some regions fighting to fill the gaps.…
Clopidogrel may be less effective in British South Asian patients, study results suggest The study authors concluded that non-CYP2C19-dependent antiplatelet agents would likely have a "disproportionate benefit" in the British South Asian population.…
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.…
‘World first’ anticancer jab to reduce treatment times by 75%, says NHS England NHS England has announced that it will offer atezolizumab via subcutaneous injection, bringing treatment times down from 30 minutes to as little as 7 minutes.…
Government launches ‘ambitious’ asymptomatic mpox transmission study Results of the PRIME study will be used to inform the public health outbreak response to mpox, including future vaccination and testing strategies.…
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.…
Can community pharmacy meet the demands of training more pharmacists? A survey of the community pharmacy workforce has raised questions about whether the sector will have the capacity to help train a planned increase in the number of trainees by 2031/2032.…
Pharmacy workforce group aims to quadruple number of trainees in Somerset by 2026 Exclusive: According to NHS England data, Somerset has the highest vacancy rate for community pharmacist roles, with almost a third of vacancies unfilled.…
