NICE draft guidance ‘biggest shake-up’ to type 2 diabetes treatment in a decade The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said these changes are aimed to address underprescribing and health inequalities related to treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus.…
Health news round-up: AI, health inequalities and GLP-1 drugs Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson shares some important developments in health news.…
Pharmacy at the frontline of tackling healthcare inequalities This month’s column from the RPS chief scientist’s office looks at highlights from recent pharmacy practice research through the lens of Core20PLUS5.…
UK trust in pharmacists among highest in Europe, survey results shows The survey of more than 27,000 adults across Europe also looked at attitudes towards AI and health, revealing that 39% of people did not want to depend on technology for medical matters.…
Invitations, leaflets and animations could improve engagement with structured medication reviews Half of primary care network teams surveyed by the Health Information Network said that patient-facing resources helped patients prepare for structured medication reviews.…
PJ view: Community pharmacies need investment to reduce health inequalities Without a significant boost in government funding for the community pharmacy sector, health inequalities will continue to grow.…
Decline in pharmacy access in most deprived areas four times greater than in least deprived, study results show Authors found that, between 2014 and 2023, there was an almost 12% decrease in the number of community pharmacies in the most deprived areas of England compared with a 3% reduction in the least deprived areas.…
NICE to work with NHS Race and Health Observatory to de-bias clinical guidance The two-year partnership will examine clinical guidance across maternal and neonatal health, mental health, genomics, sickle cell and hypertension.…
PJ view: Strengthen the pharmacy frontline to secure the future of NHS healthcare This month, The Pharmaceutical Journal is launching a dedicated campaign aiming to champion solutions for the pharmacy workforce crisis.…
How do we solve a problem like medicines adherence? Despite decades of research, rates of adherence to medicines remain stubbornly low. New ways of thinking and innovative use of technology may help us turn a corner.…
