NICE rejects second Alzheimer’s disease treatment for NHS use Clinical trial evidence reveals that there are “significant health risks” linked to donanemab, with a third of patients experiencing amyloid-related imaging abnormalities as a result of brain swelling and bleeding.…
NICE lifts restrictions on myeloma treatment teclistamab in final draft guidance The updated guidance recommends the monoclonal antibody for anyone with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who has received three or more lines of treatment and whose myeloma has progressed.…
RPS to survey members before responding to government consultation on NHS ten-year plan The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said it wants the government to place supporting patient access to community pharmacies at the heart of any increase in neighbourhood health services.…
CAR-T infusions delivered to ‘more than 80’ patients in Wales, says NHS Wales The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee has enabled 100 patients in Wales to receive an advanced therapy medicinal product to date.…
Number of dispensed HRT prescription items increased by a fifth in 2023/2024 NHS Business Services Authority data also show an increase in the number of patients prescribed HRT in England, from 2.3 million in 2022/2023 to 2.6 million in 2023/2024.…
Foundation year training sites must submit supervisor details by June 2025, NHS England confirms Training sites will be required to provide certain details to trigger entry to the e-portfolio system, which will be used to track and sign off on training.…
Principles of sustainable healthcare in pharmacy practice The impact of the changing climate is becoming increasingly prevalent in our daily lives. How does the climate crisis relate to pharmacy practice and what can we do about it?…
Weight loss drug pilot rollout ‘paused’ in England, says Obesity Health Alliance A report by the Obesity Health Alliance also revealed waiting lists for overweight and obesity management services were “routinely reaching three to five years”.…
Pathfinder sites report 28-minute consultation times, finds NHS England analysis Figures show that more than 1,000 consultations have been completed under the independent prescribing programme, with almost one third resulting in a prescription.…
Government to ‘accelerate’ roll-out of independent prescribing in pharmacies, says prime minister Speaking at prime minister’s questions, Sir Keir Starmer reiterated the importance of delivering care in “local communities to spot problems earlier”.…
