Tag: Department of Health and Social Care
Creating smokefree generation: MPs to vote on Tobacco and Vapes Bill today
If passed, the bill will help deliver Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s commitment to creating a smokefree generation
Today, the UK will move one step...
DHSC re-classifies Rybelsus tablets as special containers
In case the quantity of Rybelsus tablets ordered falls exactly between two containers, pharmacy teams are allowed to round down and supply the nearest...
Tobacco and Vapes Bill introduced to Parliament: What you need to know
Under separate environmental legislation, the sale and supply of disposable vapes will be banned in England starting from April 2025.
A new bill was...
Pharmacy First data issues resolved, submission deadline extended
CPE urges the government and the NHS to prevent any further teething issues and provide pharmacies with the wider funding and support
Pharmacy owners...
NHS hospitals alerted about life-saving drug shortage
Hospitals advised to place urgent orders for unlicensed imports of salbutamol nebuliser liquid
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England last...
DHSC announces action to tackle ethnic and other biases in medical devices
The government has made a series of commitments, including removing racial bias from data sets used in clinical studies.
Reacting to recommendations from a UK-first...