Pharmacy press Ministers have announced that all those aged 60 and over will remain eligible for exemption from the NHS prescription charge. This is the Government’s official response to a 2021 public consultation that recommended raising the free prescription threshold to meet the state pension age at age 66. Read the consultation outcome in full Chief [...]
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Pharmacy press The Government has responded to the Hewitt Review on integrated care systems (ICS) and the Health Committee’s report on the autonomy and accountability of these systems. Government response to the HSCC report and the Hewitt Review on integrated care systems The Hewitt Review, published in April, suggested that the recruitment of pharmacists in Primary Care [...]
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Pharmacy press The Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and Social Care launched a new inquiry looking at the future of community pharmacy. Steve Brine MP, Chair of the Committee, said “Pharmacy has a central role to play in the future of the NHS. With a greater focus on personalised and patient-centred healthcare, we will be asking [...]
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UPDATE: 23rd-26th June The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office have issued a yellow heat-health alert across much of England. A yellow alert suggests an increased use of health care services by vulnerable populations and an increase in risk to health for over-65s or those with pre-existing health conditions. The alert is [...]
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Pharmacy press Following reports that the number of medicines recalled by manufacturers due to defects has increased 153% in the UK since 2017, we were asked to comment on what this increase in medicines recalls means for pharmacy teams. Alastair Buxton, Director of NHS Services at Community Pharmacy England, said: “Medicine recalls are a vital [...]
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