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Woman sneezing

Flu and COVID-19 wave leaves GPs struggling as strep A child deaths hit 24

Cases of flu and COVID-19 along with hospitalisations for both have spiked while scarlet fever and s...

Girl receiving the nasal flu vaccine

Nasal flu vaccine could reduce cases of strep A in children, study suggests

The nasal flu vaccine could help reduce the rate of group A streptococcus infections in children, an...

Pharmacist picking medicine off a shelf

New penicillin shortage protocols give pharmacists greater freedom to switch scrips

The government has updated the penicillin serious shortage protocols (SSPs) to give pharmacists grea...

A child being given medicine by her mother

Pharmacists allowed to switch penicillin scrips amid supply concerns

The government has issued serious shortage protocols (SSPs) for three liquid solutions of penicillin...

GP examining a young girl's throat

Shortage protocol for antibiotics imminent as penicillin prescriptions soar

A serious shortage protocol (SSP) for some antibiotics is likely to be introduced imminently as grou...

Streptococcus pyogenes

New interim clinical guidance issued on group A streptococcus in children

NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have issued new interim clinical guidance on d...

Doctor examining a child's throat

ICSs to set up respiratory hubs to boost in-person strep A assessments

Integrated care systems (ICSs) have been instructed to set up acute respiratory infection hubs to he...

Antibiotic capsules

Strep A child deaths rise to 15 as government again denies antibiotic shortage

Deaths among children in the UK linked to strep A infection have risen to 15, officials have confirm...

pharmacy drawer

Experts issue advice on off-label antibiotics as strep A adds to NHS pressure

An NHS pharmacy service has issued advice on using antibiotics off-label to work around shortages of...

Health and social care secretary Steve Barclay

Government denies antibiotic shortage despite warnings from GPs and suppliers

The government has insisted there is no shortage of antibiotics despite GPs and pharmacists struggli...

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