Health & NHS

Access to care and staffing issues pose challenges across all care settings, the Care Quality Commission has said.

Obesity is costing each UK citizen an additional £409 a year in taxes and cutting their life expectancy by 2.7 years, according to an OECD report.

More than 130,000 breast cancer deaths in the UK have been avoided in the last 30 years, according to a new Cancer Research UK analysis.

Four types of prescription-only Zantac have been recalled by the MHRA as a precautionary measure.

The deputy chief pharmaceutical officer was put on the spot at the Pharmacy Show.

Community pharmacy teams must embrace their role as health educators to help tackle AMR, a PHE clinical fellow said.

A smoke-free society, healthier diets, cleaner air and better mental health are the top PHE priorities for 2020-2025.  

The campaign will consist of TV, radio and digital advertising supported by search and partnership activity.

There still significant gaps in the government’s efforts to safeguard medicines supply after a no-deal Brexit.

Jeremy Corbyn has said that if elected Labour would “redesign” medicine distribution in the UK.

It’s time to split up with smoking, according to PHE, as preparation for 2019 Stoptober campaign gets underway.

Labour's plans would bring England in line with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The regulator is taking “robust” enforcement action against online pharmacies who inappropriately supply high-risk medicines.

Social deprivation and lack of access to information are potential factors in prescription drug dependence.

The number of suicides in the UK has risen for the first time since 2013, according to the Office of National Statistics.

HIV diagnoses in the UK have fallen by more than a quarter since 2015, according to Public Health England.

Many people who have a diabetic relative have told them to speak to a healthcare professional about their hypoglycaemia risk.

The importance of building strength and balance for adults has been emphasised in new physical activity guidelines.

The government must take a long-term approach to the recruitment and training of pharmacists, the RPS tells Sajid Javid.

The number of care homes using NHSmail with healthcare professionals like pharmacists has risen more than tenfold.