Everything you need to know about meningitis B Facts about meningitis transmission, its warning signs and vaccine effectiveness, including a summary of what we know about the outbreak in Kent.…
NICE opens consultation on previously-rejected Alzheimer’s treatments donanemab and lecanemab The consultation follows an appeal by the manufacturers of donanemab and lecanemab after NICE said it would not recommend the drugs for NHS use for a third time.…
Weight-loss drug to be offered to patients at risk of stroke or heart attack In response to the new recommendation, sector leaders have called for the NHS to “mobilise the pharmacy network” as weight-loss medications are offered to an increasing number of patients.…
Government and industry taskforce to increase innovation in UK medicines The initiative will involve the NHS and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, alongside patient groups and charities.…
PJ view: Medicines security must become a national priority The government must take further urgent action to shore up medicines supply in the face of ongoing geo-political instability.…
Pharmacy Inside Jobs: emergency department pharmacist Shane Kailla tells us more about his role as a pharmacist working in the emergency department and what it takes to get a new service off the ground.…
Pharmacy contract for 2026/2027 delayed Community Pharmacy England said that it is “not yet clear” when negotiations will conclude.…
First neighbourhood health centres to open by 2027 The government said that up to £50m has been pledged to support the rollout of the first 27 neighbourhood health centres across England.…
Non-pharmacological interventions should be first step in managing chronic pain, guidance says The Scottish government has recommended that clinicians should offer non-pharmacological resources as part of personalised pain management plans, which may also include pharmacological management.…
Newly approved head and neck cancer treatment improves care for first time in more than 20 years Guidance says that pembrolizumab can be administered before surgery, after surgery with radiotherapy, and with or without chemotherapy.…
