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Scotland flu hospital admissions rise as pharmacies struggle to access vaccines

Community Pharmacy Scotland urged the government to involve community pharmacy in national flu vaccine strategy planning much earlier.

07 Jan 2025 , 1 Min Article

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CCA: Expand Pharmacy First to build on pharmacists’ antibiotics role

The Company Chemists' Association's report said pharmacists were only supplying antibiotics when appropriate.

12 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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NHS silos hinder access to PrEP in pharmacies, says Labour MP

Labour MP Danny Beales said people were waiting on average 12 weeks to get the medicine.

04 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Travel-related mosquito infections in UK hit highest level since 2001

The UK Health Security Agency said there were 2,106 cases of imported malaria in 2023, the highest for 22 years.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies will get H5 influenza vaccine depending ‘on nature of scenario’

The Government has struck a deal to secure over five million doses of human H5 influenza vaccine.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Primary care in Northern Ireland will collapse, bodies warn health minister

Bodies representing pharmacy, GPs, dentists and optometry warned Mike Nesbitt they need protection from national insurance rises.

02 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Wiltshire Council considers application for pharmacy in 'repurposed' shipping container

The council said it will make a decision by January 10 next year at the latest.

27 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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BMA vote to end pharmacy blood pressure checks ‘terribly short-sighted’

National Pharmacy Association chair Nick Kaye criticised doctors in England for voting to stop the service "with immediate effect."

26 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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PAGB study finds ‘significant room for improvement’ in self-care awareness

Research commissioned by the Proprietary Association of Great Britain found a quarter of people do not think of self-care as a first option.

19 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Coroner urges NICE to update beta blocker guidance after teenager’s death

Coroner urges renewed attention on the dangers of propranolol overdose

15 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Quarantine stocks of lidocaine ‘delay spray’, MHRA tells retailers

Leeds manufacturer has been selling lidocaine spray without authorisation

14 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Obesity prevalence among reception age children in England on the rise

NHS Digital said obesity prevalence in boys was higher than girls in reception year and year six age groups.

06 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Patients in Gloucestershire asked for views on impact of pharmacy closures

Healthwatch Gloucestershire wants to know how closures and reduced staffing is making it difficult for patients to access services.

30 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Residents in Hampton finally have new pharmacy after application approved

Residents went a year without a pharmacy after the closure of two Boots branches and delays in the application process.

24 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Drug deaths on the rise in England and Wales – nearly half involved an opiate

The Office for National Statistics said 5,448 deaths related to drug poisoning, equating to 93 deaths per million people, were recorded in 2023.

24 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Smoking and vaping levels among school kids unchanged between 2021 and 2023

The number of children who said they had taken illicit drugs fell during that period, according to NHS Digital.

23 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Scotland flu hospital admissions rise as pharmacies struggle to access vaccines

CCA: Expand Pharmacy First to build on pharmacists’ antibiotics role

NHS silos hinder access to PrEP in pharmacies, says Labour MP

Travel-related mosquito infections in UK hit highest level since 2001

Pharmacies will get H5 influenza vaccine depending ‘on nature of scenario’

Primary care in Northern Ireland will collapse, bodies warn health minister

Wiltshire Council considers application for pharmacy in 'repurposed' shipping container

BMA vote to end pharmacy blood pressure checks ‘terribly short-sighted’

PAGB study finds ‘significant room for improvement’ in self-care awareness

Coroner urges NICE to update beta blocker guidance after teenager’s death

Quarantine stocks of lidocaine ‘delay spray’, MHRA tells retailers

Obesity prevalence among reception age children in England on the rise

Patients in Gloucestershire asked for views on impact of pharmacy closures

Residents in Hampton finally have new pharmacy after application approved

Drug deaths on the rise in England and Wales – nearly half involved an opiate

Smoking and vaping levels among school kids unchanged between 2021 and 2023

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Public health

Scotland flu hospital admissions rise as pharmacies struggle to access vaccines

CCA: Expand Pharmacy First to build on pharmacists’ antibiotics role

NHS silos hinder access to PrEP in pharmacies, says Labour MP

Travel-related mosquito infections in UK hit highest level since 2001

Pharmacies will get H5 influenza vaccine depending ‘on nature of scenario’

Primary care in Northern Ireland will collapse, bodies warn health minister

Wiltshire Council considers application for pharmacy in 'repurposed' shipping container

BMA vote to end pharmacy blood pressure checks ‘terribly short-sighted’

PAGB study finds ‘significant room for improvement’ in self-care awareness

Coroner urges NICE to update beta blocker guidance after teenager’s death

Quarantine stocks of lidocaine ‘delay spray’, MHRA tells retailers

Obesity prevalence among reception age children in England on the rise

Patients in Gloucestershire asked for views on impact of pharmacy closures

Residents in Hampton finally have new pharmacy after application approved

Drug deaths on the rise in England and Wales – nearly half involved an opiate

Smoking and vaping levels among school kids unchanged between 2021 and 2023