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DHSC to clarify to MPs that medical cannabis licensing will include clinical trials

The Department of Health and Social Care is to write to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee to clarify that the licensing process for medical cannabis will include clinical trials.…

NHS trials new payment system to encourage development of new antibiotics

A subscription-style payment system is to be trialled by the NHS to help encourage the development of new antibiotics, the health secretary has announced.…

Government should stop confiscating prescribed medical cannabis obtained abroad, MPs say

The government should “desist from confiscating prescribed medical cannabis obtained overseas under specialist supervision”, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee has said.…

‘NHS Long Term Plan’ will only succeed with higher investment, think tank warns

Urgent government action is needed to address critical staff shortages and increase the productivity of NHS trusts in order to deliver the ‘NHS Long Term Plan’, the Health Foundation has warned.…

DHSC rejects proposals to lower cost-effectiveness spending benchmark for vaccines

The government has rejected proposals to lower its spending benchmark on vaccines based on their cost-effectiveness, after concerns were raised about how it would “detrimentally impact” public health.…

Better price concession system among NPA demands for community pharmacy contract negotiations

The National Pharmacy Association has outlined a list of eight demands for the next community pharmacy contract in a letter sent to the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee.…

Serious shortage protocols to be introduced into NHS terms of service

Legal amendments that introduce serious shortage protocols into the terms of service for NHS community pharmacies are due to come into force from 1 July 2019, subject to approval from Matt Hancock, health and social care secretary.…

Pharmacists excluded from shortage occupation list despite recruitment concerns

A government advisory committee has excluded pharmacists from the shortage occupation list, despite reported difficulties in recruitment.…

Everything you need to know about ‘primary care networks’

An update on what pharmacists can expect from primary care networks, the latest revolution planned by NHS England.…

Funding for Genomics England to reduce by £40m under 2019/2020 DHSC spending plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has put forward plans to reduce its funding to Genomics England by £40m in 2019/2020 as the body receives a new funding model to match its latest target to sequence five million genomes in five years.…