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Government tax is ‘contributing’ to medicines shortage, warns BGMA chief

Trebling of medicines tax is disrupting the fragile medicines market, warns generics chief

13 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Councils get £50m to research health inequality solutions

Research to explore ways to tackle health inequalities at local level

11 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Antidepressants prescribed in England on the rise, official data shows

Around 21.2 million antidepressants were prescribed between April and June this year

08 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Cost of dependence-forming medicines has fallen by half since 2015

Pregabalin coming off patent a key driver in reduced NHS spend

08 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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DH issues Tier 3 supply warning for Provera tablets

Shortage will last until the middle of September, says DHSC in supply update

05 Sep 2022 , 1 Min Article

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CPhO: I want community pharmacists to help manage long-term conditions

Webb pledges 'wholehearted support' to community pharmacies in NPA meeting.

05 Jul 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Javid ‘starting with pharmacy’ as he plans reforms

Pharmacy is first on the Government’s primary care reform agenda, health secretary says.

15 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacies to pilot cancer screening referrals, confirms NHS chief

Pritchard announces landmark pilot to help boost early detection rates.

15 Jun 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NPA welcomes primary care review findings

Fuller Stocktake envisages more integrated working, with a distinct role for pharmacies.

27 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Webb lays out priorities for clinical pharmacy era in speech

Chief pharmacist David Webb's full speech on his vision for pharmacy.

20 May 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Chief pharmacist: NHSE can’t judge if there are too many pharmacies

It's not a "numbers argument," David Webb tells Pharmacy Network News.

20 May 2022 , 1 Min Article