GPs to get extra money for ‘progress’ in childhood vaccinations The Department of Health and Social Care said that the updated GP contract for 2026/2027 will offer incentive payments to practices that make improvements towards hitting vaccination rate targets.…
First ‘Cold mortality report’ suggests increase in winter deaths Of the total deaths recorded, the UK Health Security Agency said that 1,448 were directly associated with cold weather.…
Health news round-up: GLP-1s for psoriasis, promise for people with cancer and pharmacogenomics A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
‘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?…
