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Public health

CCA: Expand Pharmacy First to build on pharmacists’ antibiotics role

The Company Chemists' Association's report said pharmacists were only supplying antibiotics when appropriate.

12 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

NHS silos hinder access to PrEP in pharmacies, says Labour MP

Labour MP Danny Beales said people were waiting on average 12 weeks to get the medicine.

04 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Pharmacies will get H5 influenza vaccine depending ‘on nature of scenario’

The Government has struck a deal to secure over five million doses of human H5 influenza vaccine.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Travel-related mosquito infections in UK hit highest level since 2001

The UK Health Security Agency said there were 2,106 cases of imported malaria in 2023, the highest for 22 years.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Primary care in Northern Ireland will collapse, bodies warn health minister

Bodies representing pharmacy, GPs, dentists and optometry warned Mike Nesbitt they need protection from national insurance rises.

02 Dec 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Public health

Wiltshire Council considers application for pharmacy in 'repurposed' shipping container

The council said it will make a decision by January 10 next year at the latest.

27 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

BMA vote to end pharmacy blood pressure checks ‘terribly short-sighted’

National Pharmacy Association chair Nick Kaye criticised doctors in England for voting to stop the service "with immediate effect."

26 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Public health

Mpox: what you need to know

The first UK cases of the mpox variant clade Ib have been detected. Here’s what you need to know about what could be the largest global outbreak so far. By Saša Janković.

20 Nov 2024 , 5 Min Article

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Public health

PAGB launches compendium of self-care case studies

Compendium highlights best practice learnings from ICSs with advice to help design and implement self-care initiatives.

19 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

PAGB study finds ‘significant room for improvement’ in self-care awareness

Research commissioned by the Proprietary Association of Great Britain found a quarter of people do not think of self-care as a first option.

19 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Public health

Coroner urges NICE to update beta blocker guidance after teenager’s death

Coroner urges renewed attention on the dangers of propranolol overdose

15 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Quarantine stocks of lidocaine ‘delay spray’, MHRA tells retailers

Leeds manufacturer has been selling lidocaine spray without authorisation

14 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Long read: Pox Romana – lessons for today

Rome never recovered from the Antonine plague, which swept across its empire almost two millennia ago. What lessons can be learnt from this historical event today as we continue to deal with the fallout from Covid-19 and prepare for the inevitable next pandemic?

07 Nov 2024 , 5 Min Article

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Public health

Obesity prevalence among reception age children in England on the rise

NHS Digital said obesity prevalence in boys was higher than girls in reception year and year six age groups.

06 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Long read: Preparing for the next pandemic

Lessons learned from studies into Covid-19 can help us to prepare better for the next pandemic with community pharmacies perfectly located to act as clinical research sites for recruiting patients and gathering data. Mark Greener reports.

04 Nov 2024 , 9 Min Article

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Public health

Pharmacy closures ‘tragic’ for future pandemic response

Covid-19 Inquiry hears urgency of need for sustainable and resilient pharmacy network.

01 Nov 2024 , 4 Min Article