James Murray appointed as health secretary The appointment follows that of Preet Kaur Gill, Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston, as health minister on 12 May 2026.…
Pharmacy sector warns of ‘more uncertainty’ as Wes Streeting resigns as health secretary Having “lost confidence” in the prime minister's leadership, Wes Streeting‘s letter to Keir Starmer highlighted a lack of vision and direction.…
Government is reviewing enforcement mechanisms on medicines shortages reporting In its response to a House of Lords Public Services Committee report on medicines security, the Department of Health and Social Care said it hoped to improve compliance and timeliness of shortage reporting.…
First neighbourhood health centres to open by 2027 The government said that up to £50m has been pledged to support the rollout of the first 27 neighbourhood health centres across England.…
To sip or not to sip: the environmental burden of oral nutritional supplements Unnecessary disposal of oral nutritional supplements has many detrimental impacts on the environment — we must re-evaluate their use.…
Top five articles from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s research journals As the year draws to a close, we look back at the most popular pharmacy practice, health services and pharmaceutical sciences research articles of 2025.…
Top ten features of 2025 From the role of pharmacists in emergency departments to anticipating the antibody drugs that AI will create, our most popular features have covered a lot of ground in 2025.…
Medicines shortages picture improving, government says Health minister Zubir Ahmed told the House of Lords Public Services Committee's inquiry into medicines security that shortages observed in the first half of 2025 are much lower compared with the previous year.…
Government to consult on widening access to take-home naloxone ‘before year end’ In December 2024, UK law was amended to make it legal for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide take-home naloxone kits without a prescription in an effort to widen access.…
Budget unveils 250 neighbourhood health centres and £300m NHS technology investment In a statement published alongside the budget, the government said more than 100 of the neighbourhood health centres would be open by 2030.…
