NICE recommends new chronic heart failure treatment following discussions with manufacturer Data suggest that up to 150,000 people in England would be eligible for treatment with dapagliflozin.…
Discharge medicines service has prevented almost 22,000 hospital readmissions, government says The Department of Health and Social Care says community pharmacy has claimed for 216,700 patient referrals from hospital through the 'Discharge medicines service'.…
Community pharmacy delivers more than 5 million flu vaccinations for the first time The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed it is considering expanding the National Flu Vaccination Service to secondary school-aged children in England.…
Government scraps plans to raise qualifying age for free prescriptions to 66 years in England The Department of Health and Social Care cited "cost of living pressures" as a reason for abolishing the proposals.…
Pharmacists as scientists: debunking cancer myths using stories to communicate The pick of the latest academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Government to ‘progress legislation’ on widening hub-and-spoke dispensing following consultation The Department for Health and Social Care has said it is finalising a response to its consultation on proposed changes to hub-and-spoke dispensing.…
The commission on pharmacy leadership’s proposals threaten the very future it wants In their current form, proposals for the new commission on pharmacy leadership could lead us down a dangerously rocky road, says Mike Hannay.…
CQC says it is reviewing concerns about major homecare medicines provider A spokesperson for the regulator said inspectors are currently reviewing concerns raised about Sciensus and will determine whether regulatory action is required.…
Understanding the pharmacy workforce The pick of the latest academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Lessons community pharmacy could learn from the junior doctors’ strike The Pharmaceutical Journal's health policy columnist considers what pharmacists can take from the junior doctors' approach to industrial action.…
