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People

Victoria Atkins named new health secretary as Barclay moved on

Former Treasury minister Atkins appointed to health and social care brief

14 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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People

Pharmacy minister stands down to focus efforts on constituency

Neil O'Brien resigns ministerial post as Sunak performs cabinet reshuffle

13 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

Eight per cent leap in community prescribing costs

NHS in England spent £9.6 billion on primary care medicines in 2022-23

08 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Pharmacists ‘not incentivised to understand medicines management needs’

Start-up says patients should be able to self-refer to pharmacies after hospital discharge

27 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Don’t repeat flu jab start date chaos, sector tells Barclay

CPE spearheads joint call for early talks on next year's national immunisation programme

26 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Public health

Fake Ozempic pens found at two UK wholesalers

No evidence that falsified Ozempic pens made their way to UK pharmacies, says MHRA

19 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Medicines

How an LPC influenced commissioners to rethink branded generics savings approach

North East London ICB to come out with new position statement on branded generics

16 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Depression service pilot gets approval from first patients

Promising early results from NMS depression pilot revealed: latest data.

16 Oct 2023 , 3 Min Article

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Regulations

All valproate products now classified as special containers

New reimbursement procedures for valproate-containing medicines announced

04 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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