Proposal to involve NICE in approval process for Cancer Drugs Fund The evaluation of drugs currently funded under the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) could be passed over to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) under proposals drawn up by NHS England.…
Pharmacy sector in England welcomes national flu vaccination service Community pharmacists in England have welcomed the announcement that they will be able to offer NHS flu vaccinations this winter under new funding arrangements announced by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee.…
Flu vaccination service included in English community pharmacy contract A national influenza vaccination service delivered through pharmacies in England has been agreed between the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee and the NHS.…
Welsh government pledges support for advanced practice pharmacists The role of advanced practice pharmacists in primary care is being developed in Wales as part of the government’s workforce plans for the next three years.…
The incentive is now there for GPs to employ clinical pharmacists GP surgeries in England must work together to bid for new funding that would enable clinical pharmacists to join their teams.…
Government confirms £8bn for NHS in budget The UK chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that the NHS in England will receive £8bn in funding in his post-election budget, which was announced on 8 July 2015.…
Nivolumab granted positive scientific opinion under UK early access scheme Nivolumab, a new lung cancer drug, has been granted a positive scientific opinion by the UK medicines safety regulator under the Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS).…
Hunt announces intention to display drug costs on packaging The UK government is to publish the indicative cost of drugs on their packaging, in a move that it hopes will reduce medicines waste and improve adherence.…
NHS England announces ‘huge investment’ for new hepatitis C treatments The NHS in England has agreed to increase the budget available to fund new treatments for chronic hepatitis C to £190m, a rise from the budget of approximately £40m made available in 2014.…
Making funding decisions in primary care Rajiv Dhir is senior prescribing adviser for the Wandsworth Clinical Commissioning Group in London. He explains why working in primary care allows him to be both a practitioner and a manager.…