Health & NHS

MHRA is raising awareness about the importance of reporting suspected side effects using the Yellow Card Scheme.

UK adults confused about how much fibre they should be eating, according to research conducted by the bakery company Hovis.

Health secretary Matt Hancock has reiterated his support for maximising the use of pharmacists' clinical skills.

The five-year pancreatic cancer survival rate in the UK has increased from three per cent to a record high of 7.9 per cent since 2010.

A branch of LloydsPharmacy was closed as a temporary measure when a GP was confirmed as having coronavirus.

Health charity Scleroderma & Raynaud’s UK is asking community pharmacists to help patients identify Raynaud’s.

Evorel's manufacturer said two of the products in the HRT range will be available in pharmacies from February 14.  

New cases of type 2 diabetes in Scotland rose by 40 per cent over a 10-year period, according to official figures.

Medical organisations are urging health secretary Matt Hancock to investigate the cause of ongoing HRT shortages.

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has issued new guidance for community and hospital pharmacists.

SMRs scaled back, but PCNs now funded to employ pharmacy technicians.

Alcohol consumption was the biggest cause of more than 350,000 hospital admissions in 2018-19.

Individuals from a lower-income household brackets have been found less likely to recognise cancer risk factors.

A public campaign has been launched to advise people on how to protect themselves from infection from the coronavirus.

GPs reject draft service specifications.

UK on the way to reaching goal of eliminating HIV transmission by 2030.

CMOs raise risk to the public from low to moderate.

Wolverhampton rolls out vertically integrated digital healthcare plan.

Outbreak of vaping associated lung injury in the USA sparks alert in UK.

Last year saw the first drop in spending on medicines in the community in Scotland in a decade.