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Healthcare professionals will receive ‘clear and scalable’ psychological support in a future pandemic, government says

Lack of data on COVID-19 staff deaths “was seen as a reflection that healthcare workers were not being counted or valued”, the government says in response to an inquiry.…

Anti-racism requirements should be mandated across AI, says NHS race body

Report produced following roundtable attended by government, NHS England and the Patients Association warns “systems can entrench, amplify and scale bias across every patient-facing decision they support”.…

Assisted dying bill defeated in House of Commons

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has been voted down at its second reading in the House of Commons, with 286 MPs voting against the Bill, while 270 MPs voted for it.…

Minister agrees to review pharmacy amendments to Health Bill

Following the collapse of Jhoots Pharmacy, Edward Morello has suggested amendments to the Health Bill, which include enabling integrated care boards to intervene when there is a serious risk to patient safety or medicine supply.…

Manufacturers’ body reports £2bn boost to pharma investment in UK in the past year

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry highlighted 16 financial commitments made by 13 pharmaceutical companies between October 2025 and July 2026, totalling £1.98bn.…

Evaluating clinical study methods: treatment considerations, outcomes, variables and measurements

Part of a comprehensive series showing how to evaluate a clinical study or research paper. This article breaks down some of the factors to look at when critiquing the methods used by the researchers.…

Making pharmacy foundation training genuinely inclusive requires system‑level change

Discrimination during foundation training is prevalent, but how can pharmacy teams lead a change for the better?…

Government ‘intends to explore’ expanding advance payments to pharmacy students

Mahendra Patel, chair of the Royal College of Pharmacy’s English Pharmacy Advisory Council, said that pharmacy students “should have the same access to support” as trainees for other healthcare professions.…

Urgent action on Scotland’s healthy life expectancy gap needed, RCPharm conference told

The chief executive of Public Health Scotland said that in the 10% most deprived areas in Scotland, healthy life expectancy is around 26 years less than in the 20% least deprived areas of the country.…

NHS trust to recirculate out-of-hours medicines access process following prisoner death

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust also confirmed that training sessions will continue to reinforce staff understanding in response to a coroner's prevention of future deaths report.…