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Professor Dame Jenny Harries DBE DL, former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, has been appointed as non-executive Chair of the Community Pharmacy England Committee. Professor Harries brings a wealth of expertise from working in public health across all levels of Government. Through previous roles as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, and the founding [...]

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The Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) Antimicrobial stewardship – Pharmacy First consultations – clinical audit can be started from today (1st September 2025). Completion of the audit, as well as sharing anonymised data with NHS England and incorporating any learnings from the audit into future practice by the end of 31st March 2026, is a quality [...]

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The Government has announced its intention to launch an NHS chickenpox vaccination programme in England from January 2026. The programme will see eligible children receive the vaccine during routine GP appointments, as part of the MMR vaccine. Free chickenpox vaccination offered for first time to children | GOV.UK Our Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, [...]

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (29/08/2025) confirmed the following list of price concessions for August 2025: Drug Pack size Price concession Nefopam 30mg tablets 90 £4.09 Olanzapine 10mg tablets 28 £4.99 Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets 28 £3.51 Olanzapine 20mg tablets 28 £4.99 Olanzapine 7.5mg tablets 28 £1.25 Propranolol 80mg modified-release capsules 28 £5.94 Repaglinide [...]

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