Tag: National Health Service
‘A call to action for policy makers to address the looming pharmacy workforce crisis’
The Community Pharmacy Workforce Development Group (CPWDG) has called upon policymakers to take action in response to the 2022 Community Pharmacy Workforce survey for...
NHS takes blood pressure screenings to barbershops in battle against strokes, heart attacks
Men can now have their blood pressure checked while visiting a barbershop. The NHS is extending its blood pressure screening services to different local...
‘One year on, no medicine has entered NHSE’s Innovative Medicines Fund’
The NHS England(NHSE) Innovative Medicines Fund (IMF) should be efficiently utilised to expedite patient access to potentially valuable new medications, thereby incentivising the pharmaceutical...
Letby case sparks PDA’s call for regulating non-registered healthcare managers including in pharmacy practice
The life imprisonment sentence given to Nurse Lucy Letby, following her conviction for causing the deaths of seven newborns and attempting six more murders,...
‘Over 425,000 NHS patients embrace online GP registration service in inaugural year’
The National Health Service said that over 425,000 patients have utilised its new national online service to complete GP registration within its inaugural year....
NPA takes on NHSE with compensation claims due to delayed flu programme
The National Pharmacy Association said that its members have a legal foundation to seek compensation for losses incurred due to changes in the start...