Tag: Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
Drug shortage: Kay-Cee-L syrup to be out of stock from late September
Healthcare providers are advised to prioritise remaining supplies of Kay-Cee-L syrup for patients requiring doses of less than 12mmol of potassium
The Department of Health...
Nine SSPs issued to address shortage of quetiapine tablets
The protocols allow community pharmacists to consider different options to enable a continued supply of quetiapine tablets
In response to significant ongoing disruptions in the...
Stephen Kinnock announced as new pharmacy minister
Labour MP for Bristol South, Karin Smyth, has been appointed Minister of State for Health (Secondary Care)
Stephen Kinnock, the Labour MP for Aberafan...
Labour government: Two active supporters of pharmacy appointed as health ministers
DHSC welcomes newly appointed pro-pharmacy health ministers through announcement posts on social platform
Change is sweeping through Westminster as the newly elected Labour government makes...
Final price concessions for May 2024 revealed
The changes come amidst concerns over government-imposed alterations aimed at managing purchase margins
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has revised concession prices...
New NPA report reveals medicine shortages warnings triple in last two years
According to the report on medicine shortages between 2022-24, 50 SSPs were issued, compared to just 15 between 2019-21
The Government has been forced to...