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Community pharmacy owners are reminded that the Lateral flow device tests supply service for patients potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments (LFD service) will expand to additional patient groups from 1st April 2024. As previously announced, further details on the continued commissioning of the service and the additional patient groups are available on the LFD service page. [...]

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Following discussions with Community Pharmacy England, NHS England has published the service specification for the 2024/25 Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Advanced Service. This early publication aims to support the planning and provision of the service by pharmacy owners and will assist any service providers should an autumn COVID-19 vaccination service be considered, as any [...]

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The Lateral flow device tests supply service for patients potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments (LFD service) will continue to be commissioned as an Advanced service in 2024/25. In addition, from 1st April 2024, the following additional patient groups will be eligible to access the LFD service, as well as those previously eligible for the service: [...]

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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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