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MHRA outlines strategic approach to AI regulation in healthcare for patient safety

MHRA's strategic principles aim to foster innovation while upholding rigorous standards of patient safety and regulatory integrity In a recent announcement the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) unveiled...

CCA report highlights success: 90,000 pharmacy first consultations since launch

The pharmacy first report reveals impressive uptake and patient satisfaction in just two months In a recent report released...

RPS and Pharmacy Support join hands for pharmacy professionals wellbeing

Marks a significant milestone in the pharmacy sector's commitment to nurturing its pharmacy family The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS)...

Pharmacy teams invited to attend RSG webinar

The community pharmacy (Wright) review steering group (RSG) has invited community pharmacy teams to a webinar on Monday. The webinar will be held from 7:30pm...

Contractors asked to report Covid-19 test results ‘straightaway’

To help scientists stay ahead of the virus by spotting new outbreaks early and advise how to respond to it quickly, community pharmacy contractors...

Tips to ensure safe use of Covid-19 vaccines in hot weather

Higher temperatures increase the chances of risks to safe vaccine use and storage. To minimise such effects, the NHS has suggested collective measures which...

ASPA and Messe Frankfurt India to bring together experts to discuss ideas for securing pharmaceutical supply chain

To address issues of substandard, falsified and counterfeit medical products, Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA) and Messe Frankfurt India will bring together leading experts from pharmaceutical industry...

G7 nations urged to vaccinate poor against Covid-19

One hundred former presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have urged the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations to pay for global coronavirus vaccinations...

Pharmacist Support seeks 4 new trustees

Pharmacist Support is looking for potential candidates to recruit four trustees to its board. The profession's charity says up to three of these trustees could be...

Covid-19 vaccination numbers climb sharply as strategy to tackle hesitancy succeeds

NHS England has seen a huge jump in the number of people coming forward for a Covid-19 jab since launching its plan to tackle...

Experts call for urgent action to tackle steep rise in use of anti-depressants during Covid-19

Experts have urged for a quick intervention to create new strategies to optimise the use of antidepressants (AD) among people, following a steep rise...

Asda vaccinates over 50K people against Covid-19

Asda’s in-store Covid-19 vaccination centres have reached a major landmark this week by vaccinating over 50,000 people against the virus, the company said on...

NICE draft guidance does not endorse Roche’s risdiplam for treating spinal muscular atrophy

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend risdiplam to treat...

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