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Community pharmacy diabetes screening service could save NHS £50m each year – CCA report

Diabetes screening in community pharmacies could identify 45,000 undiagnosed cases of diabetes each year in England A new report from the Company Chemists’ Association...

Junior doctors accept government pay offer, ending NHS’s longest industrial dispute

Junior doctors’ strikes cost the taxpayer nearly £1.7 billion since April last year and led to over 1.5 million appointments cancelled Junior doctors have...

World Sepsis Day: OTC antiseptic use can prevent sepsis, save NHS millions, says PAGB

The PAGB urges policymakers to promote self-care practices, including the use of OTC antiseptics, which could help prevent sepsis and support the NHS and...

Darzi report reveals NHS is in critical condition, pharmacy bodies urge immediate action

Pharmacy organisations are hopeful that the Darzi report will prompt ministers to take swift action to tackle the chronic underfunding that is driving pharmacy...

Pharmacists can use original pack dispensing for NHS prescriptions from January 2025

Community Pharmacy England has advised pharmacists to use professional judgment when considering original pack dispensing as it may not be suitable for all cases...

Extra appointments ‘not enough’ to solve NHS waiting list crisis – new analysis reveals

The government’s extra two million appointments a year would only address about 15% of the additional activity required to meet the 18-week Referral To...