‘Reporting illicit drug reactions’ pilot to close following lack of use A pilot of a national system for reporting unexpected or severe illicit drug reactions has been stopped because of a lack of use by healthcare professionals.…
RPS offers free antimicrobial stewardship training to pharmacists in England The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is offering free antimicrobial stewardship training to pharmacists in England.…
How pharmacy is helping to contain the resurgence of gonorrhoea and syphilis As the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections continues to rise and sexual health services remain under financial strain, pharmacists are increasingly being called upon to do more to bridge the gap.…
Community pharmacy ‘must provide consistent care’ for cold and flu Bringing pharmacy representatives together to discuss the role community pharmacy teams have in cold and flu management.… Supported content
Updated guidance says patients should receive antibiotics within four hours of pneumonia diagnosis Antimicriobial treatment for hospital and community-acquired pneumonia should be started within four hours of diagnosis, according to updated guidance from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Public Health England.…
One in seven five-year olds are not fully protected against MMR, warns PHE Around 90,000 five-year-olds in England are not fully up to date with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, according to data from Public Health England.…
Boys aged 12 and 13 years to be offered HPV vaccine from September 2019, PHE announces From September 2019, boys aged 12 and 13 years will be offered the free human papillomavirus vaccine, Public Health England has announced.…
More than 230 cases of measles recorded in first three months of this year Public health chiefs have urged any eligible people to be vaccinated against measles after 231 confirmed cases were recorded in England in the first quarter of 2019.…
England hits WHO 2020 hepatitis C target three years early Deaths from liver disease related to serious hepatitis C fell by more than 16% between 2015 and 2017, according to data published by Public Health England.…
Exhibition tracks public health campaigns’ evolution from frightening to friendly The Public Health England-curated exhibition charts the government’s changing health messages and evolving approach to delivering them.…
