PJ, November 2022, Vol 309, No 7967

NHS to spend up to £28.6m on campaign directing patients to community pharmacy for minor ailments

The 'Help us, help you' campaign is aimed to support the priorities set out in the 'NHS long-term plan' to reduce pressure on other NHS services.…

NHS England expands eligibility for life-extending prostate cancer treatment 

Around 9,000 men with one of the most advanced forms of prostate cancer are expected to benefit from the treatment.…

Pharmacy’s link with the natural world

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

Nominate an outstanding early-career pharmacy researcher for a new award

Help us find and celebrate outstanding early-career researchers who are accomplishing great things in pharmacy.…

‘Strong certainty’ that e-cigarettes are better than other nicotine replacement therapy for quitting smoking, review finds

People using e-cigarettes were 63% more likely to quit smoking than those using other nicotine replacement therapy, according to a Cochrane review.…

National Institute for Health and Care Research to fund new phase of platform trial to assess treatments for severe flu

The 'Randomised, embedded, multi-factorial, adaptive platform trial for community-acquired pneumonia' was also designed to assess several treatments during a respiratory pandemic, such as COVID-19.…

Monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of multiple myeloma

An overview of the development and use of monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma.…

Department of Health to begin ‘emergency review’ of community pharmacy services in Northern Ireland

The review will aim to define the services that can be “reliably delivered this winter”, the Department of Health said.…

Pharmacy negotiator criticises ‘reckless’ media campaign directing patients to community pharmacy for minor ailments

Exclusive: The campaign is part of the government's ‘Help us help you’ programme.…

RPS reports ‘exponential’ increase in applications for consultant credentialing

Exclusive: The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has received 23 applications from pharmacists to become consultants in the past six months, in comparison to 35 applications in the previous 19 months.…