‘Pharmacies ready’ as GPs threaten to stop providing flu jabs A leaked letter from the British Medical Association to chief medical officer Chris Whitty has suggested that GPs felt providing flu jabs was “no longer a financially viable option”.…
Childhood vaccination campaign offers ‘trusted information’ amid measles outbreaks The highest number of confirmed measles cases during January were in the London borough of Enfield, with 34 cases.…
Health news round-up: medicines in pregnancy, GLP-1s and eating disorders, and new cancer treatments A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Poor communication hampered parts of winter vaccination campaign, MPs told Community Pharmacy England told the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee that clearer messaging and better booking controls were needed to help pharmacy vaccination programmes.…
Health news round-up: travel warnings, AMR in children, and the latest on medicine supply A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Health news round-up: NICE approvals, surveillance data and GLP-1 warnings A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Everything you need to know about PrEP provision in community pharmacy Provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis is increasing across the UK and it has been shown to be highly effective. But why has there been so little progress on the long called-for expansion to provide the drugs via community pharmacy?…
Pharmacies can deliver more vaccinations off-site, government confirms Under changes to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, community pharmacies will be allowed to offer vaccination services outside registered premises.…
Norovirus and strategies for infection control How to recognise the signs and symptoms of norovirus infection, with an overview of pharmacy’s role in its management.…
Health news round-up: new NICE guidance, ‘online hospital’ and the environmental burden of medicines A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…
