Health & NHS

Teva has warned that shortages of the epilepsy drug will last a month long longer than previously expected.

In a letter to Boris Johnson, health bodies said they were “unable to reassure patients" that Brexit wouldn't affect them.

The Government will consider offering MMR vaccinations in “settings outside of a GP” to improve protection rates.

A leaked Government dossier suggests that medicines would be “vulnerable to severe extended delays”.

The DHSC is inviting tenders for an express freight contract to ensure the supply of medicines in a no deal Brexit.

The public should be encouraged to make greater use of digital health technologies, the PAGB has said.

Scotland’s road safety laws are being strengthened further by the introduction of drug driving limits.

Suicide is no longer the biggest killer of men in the 35-49 age group, the Office of National Statistics has found.

Up to a fifth of places on the flagship NHS England programme are to be delivered digitally.

The average wait for a routine GP appointment has exceeded two weeks for the first time ever according to a Pulse survey.

NICE has decided not to recommend the use of cannabis-based medicines in severe treatment-resistant epilepsy.

The chancellor has made £434m available to avoid disruption in medicines supply in the event of a no deal Brexit.

Health Education England has been told it must train 500 clinical pharmacists for roles in general practice by the end of 2019-2020.

Class 2 Medicines Recall: Aripiprazole 1mg/ml oral solution (EL (19)A/20).

Nearly half of CCGs are proposing to merge in the biggest cull of NHS organisations for more than a decade.

The DHSC has said the data it collects on medicines prices has improved since new regulations came into force.

PSNC is warning that payment for July prescriptions will reflect the new categorisation, not the information published in the July Drug Tariff.

Community pharmacies may be affected by delayed supplies of one of the recommended flu vaccines.

The new contractual framework will considerably expand clinical services from pharmacies over the next five years.

AMR still centre stage in outgoing chief medical officer's final annual report.