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COVID-19 jabs for NHS staff to continue this autumn despite reduced campaign

Frontline NHS staff will continue to be offered COVID-19 jabs as part of this year's autumn vaccinat...

Vaccination

Shingles vaccine could drive down dementia risk, major study shows

The shingles vaccine introduced in the NHS from last summer offers significant protection against de...

Older man receiving a vaccination

GP practices to vaccinate 2m over-75s against RSV from this year

GP practices will be asked to deliver an RSV vaccination campaign to adults aged over 75 from Septem...

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Draft joint UK asthma guidance promises major changes to practice

Draft NICE/BTS/SIGN advice on asthma backs changes to prescribing and use of diagnostic tests that a...

Collecting a prescription

One in six adults go without prescription medicines due to supply issues

One in six UK adults report going without prescription medicines over the past two years due to ongo...

GP consultation

Medicines shortages triggering ‘moral distress’ in GPs, survey shows

Almost nine in 10 GPs say prescription drug shortages are severely impacting their ability to practi...

Medicines on shelves

GPs and pharmacists call for action on volatile drug costs as prescribing bill spirals

GPs and pharmacists have called for action to tackle volatile drug costs after a £500m surge in pres...

Medicines on shelves

Medicines shortages could derail Pharmacy First scheme, MPs warn

MPs have urged the government to 'get a grip' on the medicines supply chain and hand pharmacists pow...

Pregnant woman receives vaccination

Five infant deaths this year as whooping cough cases surge

Five infants have died from pertussis in 2024, with more than three times as many cases of the disea...

Prescription bag

Pharmacies contacting GPs daily over drug shortages amid patient safety fears

Four in five pharmacists say drug shortages are putting patients at risk - and the majority say they...

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