Cardiovascular diseases

Health news round-up: cardiovascular research special

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…

NICE names pharmacists as part of heart failure multidisciplinary team for first time

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s updated guidance for chronic heart failure has also introduced medicines earlier in the treatment pathway.…

Health news round up: long-term conditions, cancer drugs and a medicines pricing stand-off

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…

Reimbursement for NHS Mounjaro dispensing confirmed for September 2025

Community Pharmacy England has reached an agreement with the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure that pharmacy owners are not dispensing at a loss.…

Pharmacists found to significantly reduce hospitalisations from heart failure

Researchers found that hospital-affiliated or clinic-based pharmacists could help prevent unplanned hospitalisations in high-risk patients with heart failure.…

First home-based digital technologies approved for cardiac rehabilitation

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said digital technologies could offset the low uptake of traditional cardiac rehabilitation programmes.…

Frailty and the patient journey

How to recognise opportunities for medicines optimisation and rationalisation during the course of the patient journey following a frailty-related hospital admission.…

Pharmacy at the frontline of tackling healthcare inequalities

This month’s column from the RPS chief scientist’s office looks at highlights from recent pharmacy practice research through the lens of Core20PLUS5.…

Stronger regulatory oversight needed for self-testing kits, review concludes

Authors of the cross-sectional review found that nearly three-quarters of over-the-counter testing kits “did not progress or close care pathways”.…

Chronic heart failure deaths could fall by 3,000 per year following updated guidance, says NICE

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said that drugs are being introduced earlier in patient treatment for chronic heart failure, which has been reflected in its draft guidance.…