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Pharmacists ‘concerned’ over medicine shortages

Pharmacists have sounded the alarm over medicine shortages, with half believing patients have been put at risk, according to a survey. A poll of 1,562 UK pharmacists for the Pharmaceutical Journal found that more than half (54%) believed patients ...

11 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Drones deliver prescription medicines for pharmacy for first time

Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to deliver prescription medicines by drone. The retailer shipped medicines from Thorney Island, near Portsmouth, to the Isle of Wight. It said that using the technology speeded up delivery ...

27 Jul 2022 at 13:54

More HRT swaps allowed as minister says supply issues will ease in June

Supplies of HRT products will be “in a better position” by next month, a minister has said as new measures to tackle widespread shortages were announced. Women’s health minister Maria Caulfield said the Government was working closely with ...

21 May 2022 at 12:11

Motoring News

Motorists avoiding eyesight tests to keep licence – survey

Close to one in five drivers has said that they’d delayed their recommended two-year eyesight check-up, a new survey has found. The study also found that six per cent of drivers believed it had been more than five years since their last ...

15 Nov 2022 at 16:12

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Mental health prescriptions for children on the increase, research shows

Antidepressant prescriptions for children in one part of Scotland have increased by almost 60% in six years, research has found. Experts from the University of Aberdeen compared mental health prescriptions issued in the NHS Grampian ...

11 Jan 2023 at 17:46

Pharmacists to give prescription medicine without GP sign-off

Patients will be able to obtain prescription medicines and oral contraception directly from pharmacies under a blueprint to ease the pressure on GPs’ appointments. Treatments for seven common conditions including earache, sore ...

09 May 2023 at 08:03

PM refuses to repeat Tory pledge on increasing number of GPs

The Prime Minister has insisted that “not everyone needs to see a GP” as he declined to repeat the Conservative target of 6,000 more GPs by 2024. Rishi Sunak, instead, highlighted the “massive” increase in the number of staff ...

09 May 2023 at 12:58

Valium prescriptions for vulnerable people to be reviewed after investigation

Valium prescriptions given to hundreds of people across England with drug and alcohol dependencies are to be reviewed after an investigation. A report by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found healthcare ...

23 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Health

‘Medical cannabis cured my insomnia, but it’s almost impossible to get on the NHS and I’m campaigning for easier access’

A YouTuber who self-medicated with black market cannabis for more than a decade to cure her insomnia until she was able to obtain private prescriptions is campaigning for medical cannabis to be more easily accessible ...

31 Jan 2024 at 06:30

‘Dark day’ as prescription charge to reach almost £10 per item in England

A hike in the cost of NHS prescriptions in England has been called a “dark day” for patients. Increasing the cost to almost £10 is a “tax on the working poor”, commentators said as they warned of a rise in patients ...

30 Apr 2024 at 17:26

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County Derry man jailed for four months for being concerned in supply of drugs

A County Derry man has been jailed after being found guilty of a number of offences, including being concerned in the supply of drugs. Steven Montgomery, of Ardbann Avenue in Kilrea, appeared before Limavady ...

08 May 2024 at 17:33

Minority of Ukrainians able to continue healthcare since arriving in UK

A minority of Ukrainian refugees who were receiving regular healthcare treatment or prescriptions in Ukraine have been able to access them since arriving in the UK, figures suggest. Some 32% of people who ...

15 Jul 2022 at 13:24

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