Tag: Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
Government to recruit over 1,000 new GPs by cutting red tape
Newly qualified GPs can quickly be recruited into the NHS through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in 2024-2025, thanks to the changes announced today
In a significant...
‘A severe blow’: Numark condemns DHSC’s £9M monthly clawback from Community Pharmacies
Undermining the financial stability of community pharmacies during a period of significant NHS strain is counterproductive, warns Numark Chairman, as it condemns the DHSC’s...
August Pharmacy First threshold to be reduced from 20 to 15
CPE had argued that the Pharmacy First threshold should remain at 10, at least until further discussions could take place, but Ministers did not...
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 potassiumÂ
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 tabletsÂ
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...