Health & NHS

NHS England has told Pharmacy Magazine it “did not claim that it would save £100m in the first year” after introducing OTC prescription guidance

Savings from NHS England’s OTC prescription guidance appear to be falling far short of an expected target of up to £100m each year

Carrying out patient ID checks and liaising with GPs are among the safeguarding measures required of online pharmacies under new guidance

The additional funding will secure further changes to contractual arrangements in 2019-20 to offer innovative services

NHS Wales has been told to make better use of the expertise of pharmacists to support evidence-based prescribing

Two new clinical commissioning groups came into being on April 1 following the merger of existing CCGs

In the event of a no deal Brexit drug names in the UK will revert back to their original British Approved Name (BAN)

Asking patients to acknowledge that failure to take prescribed medicines endangers their health may improve adherence

The number of prescriptions dispensed in the community grew modestly in 2018 while overall costs fell dramatically

Community pharmacies can do a lot to address sexual health issues like STIs and HIV says Public Health England

Women will be able to self-test for HPV as part of a scheme aimed at combating low cervical cancer screening rates

Health sector preparations for readiness to leave with ‘no deal’ have been ramped up

A newly published guide helps pharmacy teams to support older people to improve the quality of their lives

Overall satisfaction was 53 per cent – a 3 point drop from the previous year and the lowest level since 2007

Mr Brine resigned to vote against the Government on Brexit, leaving the future of pharmacy contract talks unclear

Detection rates in pharmacy are comparable to GP practices and offer a similar cost per test, a study suggests

Members of the public are being offered free liver health checks by a charity in a cross-London roadshow

Calls for the scheme, which builds pathways between pharmacy and cardiologists, to be rolled out nationwide

The PAGB said all children should be educated on self-treatable conditions and the different roles of healthcare professionals

Dr Stewart Adams OBE, the man who discovered ibuprofen, died on January 30, aged 95