NICE appoints two new directors to key new positions
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has announced the appointment of two new directors to key positions in newly formed directorates.
Jennifer...
DHSC includes nine drugs in first August price concession list
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on Wednesday (August 19) has released first drug price concession list for August 2020. The list...
NIHP has greater role to play in preventive healthcare: ABPI
The newly announced NIHP has a greater role in the preventative healthcare, taking forward the public health system with health partners, the Association of...
UK unlikely to impose compulsory face coverings in workplaces
The UK is unlikely to follow France in ordering people to wear face coverings at work because its test and trace scheme shows most...
Government to bring in mass testing to curb spread of Covid-19
The UKÂ plans to bring in regular, population-wide testing for Covid-19 so it can suppress the spread of the virus and limit restrictions that have...
Pakistan’s drug regulatory agency approves phase-3 trial for a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine
Pakistan’s drug regulatory agency has approved final-phase testing of a Chinese-made vaccine against Covid-19.
In a statement on Monday (Aug 17), the state-run National Institute...
Depression in UK doubles during pandemic: ONS
The proportion of people in the UK suffering with depression has almost doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic, official data showed on Tuesday (Aug 18).
The...
Over dependence on inhalers can cause asthma exacerbations: study
Over-reliance on SABA inhalers could lead to increase in asthma exacerbations and asthma-related healthcare utilisation, a latest study has showed.
The SABINA (SABA use IN Asthma) study,...
English Pharmacy Board urges to provide more space for pharmacy in NIHP
The English Pharmacy Board has urged the government to provide more space for pharmacies in the newly announced NIHP to reduce the backlog of...
NPA members to get new data service to improve business
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) members are set to get a new free of charge data service to understand their business better by benchmarking...
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