Flu vaccine can prevent up to 14 cases per 100 children, study suggests For every 100 children who have received the flu vaccine, 9–14 of them avoid catching flu, study shows.…
Community pharmacies delivered nearly half of COVID-19 vaccines during autumn 2025 campaign Health minister Ashley Dalton did not provide any further detail on the number of vaccinations provided during this time.…
GPs to get extra money for ‘progress’ in childhood vaccinations The Department of Health and Social Care said that the updated GP contract for 2026/2027 will offer incentive payments to practices that make improvements towards hitting vaccination rate targets.…
First ‘Cold mortality report’ suggests increase in winter deaths Of the total deaths recorded, the UK Health Security Agency said that 1,448 were directly associated with cold weather.…
Health news round-up: GLP-1s for psoriasis, promise for people with cancer and pharmacogenomics A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
‘Pharmacies ready’ as GPs threaten to stop providing flu jabs A leaked letter from the British Medical Association to chief medical officer Chris Whitty has suggested that GPs felt providing flu jabs was “no longer a financially viable option”.…
Poor communication hampered parts of winter vaccination campaign, MPs told Community Pharmacy England told the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee that clearer messaging and better booking controls were needed to help pharmacy vaccination programmes.…
Health news round-up: travel warnings, AMR in children, and the latest on medicine supply A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Health news round-up: winter pressures, weight-loss resolutions and well being for the new year and beyond A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed and what we can expect going into 2026.…
Health news round-up: orforglipron, new gonorrhoea antibiotics and record high flu admissions A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…
