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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), has today (11th March 2024), launched an NHS campaign to encourage members of the public who could be living with undiagnosed high blood pressure to get their blood pressure checked at a participating pharmacy. The campaign, backed by British Heart Foundation, Stroke Association, Heart Research UK, Blood Pressure [...]

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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a survey to assess patient facing healthcare professionals’ knowledge and perceptions about antibiotic use and resistance across the UK. The survey is part of work being undertaken by the English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance (ESPAUR). With an ambition to achieve a return of 5,000 [...]

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NHS England has announced a new expression of interest (EOI) process for pharmacy owners that wish to take part in this spring’s COVID-19 Vaccination Service and are able to assist with provision of additional capacity in specific postcode areas. The published postcode areas*, where additional capacity is being sought, are in the following regions: East [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care will be launching a campaign to promote the Hypertension Case-finding Service from 11th March 2024. A TV, social media, public relations and billboard campaign will encourage those aged 40 years and over, to get a free blood pressure check at the nearest participating pharmacy. The public will be [...]

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Last day to opt-in Pharmacy owners providing the Tier 1 (on-going supply) Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS), who have not yet confirmed they are ready to provide the expanded service (i.e. initiation and repeat supply), have until 11.59pm tomorrow (Thursday 29th February 2024) to opt-in to the service by making a declaration on the NHS Business [...]

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