Department of Health (England)

UK government rules out purchase of Evusheld over lack of data 

A spokesperson from the UK government has said it will "continue to explore the market for promising treatments that could prevent infection".…

Everything you need to know about ‘hub-and-spoke’ dispensing

A look at the government's controversial proposals that it claims will make community pharmacy in the UK more efficient.…

Progress yet to be made on fast-track medical training for pharmacists

Exclusive: The Department of Health and Social Care first put forward plans for fast-track medical training courses in February 2020, but has said there are currently no updates on the proposals.…

Government misses consultation deadline for post-Brexit scheme to detect fake medicines

The UK government aimed to issue a public consultation on a national falsified medicine scheme within 12 months of enacting the Medicines and Medical Devices Act on 11 February 2021.…

Government proposes raising qualifying age for free NHS prescriptions to 66 years

The government has proposed raising the upper age exemption for prescriptions in England to generate additional revenue for the NHS.…

Government to fund COVID-19 clinical trial using different vaccines for first and second doses

The COVID-19 Heterologous Prime Boost study will seek to establish the effects of using different vaccines for the first and second dose.…

Pharmacy negotiator in talks with government on how pharmacists will help deliver a COVID-19 vaccine

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has said it is working with NHS England and Improvement and the Department of Health and Social Care to agree how pharmacies can play a part in the COVID-19 vaccination programme.…

Increasing injectable medicines ten-fold could release time equivalent to 4,000 extra nurses, report says

The production of injectable medicines in England could be increased from the current 3.4 million individual doses to more than 40 million per year.…

Major wholesaler says all its vaccination stock is taken for flu season

A major wholesaler has said that all of its stock of flu vaccinations for the 2020/2021 winter season are “committed”.…

Government has ‘no plans’ to offer NHS staff mental health support to pharmacists, it says

There are no plans to change the NHS Practitioner Health service to include pharmacists, the Department of Health and Social Care has told The Pharmaceutical Journal.…