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Over 50 organisations call for government to freeze prescription charges in England
‘People living with long-term health conditions are being forced to choose between heating, eating, and taking their vital medication’
Campaigners have submitted an open...
RPS and PDA respond to DHSC consultation on pharmacy supervision: Read here
Supervision by pharmacy technicians at hospital aseptic facilities should be considered in an entirely separate consultation, PDA said.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and...
Menopause symptoms: Half a million women in England benefit from cheaper HRT
The HRT prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) reduced prescription costs to just £19.30 per year.
More than 500,000 women in England have benefitted from cheaper hormone...
Women’s Health priorities for 2024: Menstrual problems, maternity care and more
Professor Dame Lesley Regan has been reappointed as Women’s Health Ambassador for England for a further two years
Period problems, women’s health research and...
CDCs helping speed up diagnosis of illnesses like cancer and heart disease, says Victoria Atkins
More than 6 million tests, scans and health checks carried out at local diagnostic centres (CDCs) across England since were first introduced in July...
Physician and anaesthesia associates will soon be regulated by the GMC
Regulation of medical associate professionals will improve patient safety and relieve pressure on doctors and GPs
The UK government will lay legislation today (13 December...