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Pharmacy Covid vaccination payments rise to £15

Government announces temporary service payment uplift as booster campaign goes into overdrive.

01 Dec 2021

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Covid antiviral may be less effective than first thought

Latest data shows 30% reduction in hospitalisation in death and not 50% as previously.

30 Nov 2021

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Make PrEP available from local pharmacies, RPS urges Government

RPS says extending provision to pharmacies could help prevent new infections.

29 Nov 2021

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Number of referrals to talking therapies and access to services falls

There were 1.46 million referrals in 2020-21, a 14 per cent drop on the 1.69 million in 2019-20.

25 Nov 2021

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Half of eczema patients wait over a year for effective treatment

Eczema patients need better local commissioning, a new report finds.

25 Nov 2021

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Patients should consider talking therapies before drugs for mild depression

NICE's guidelines on diagnosing and treating depression are the first for 12 years.

23 Nov 2021

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First long-acting injectables to treat HIV approved by NICE

Cabotegravir and rilpivirine were shown in trials to be as effective as tablets.

18 Nov 2021

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Lockdown led to 'temporary' dip in drug-resistant infections

UKHSA says dip in infections was "likely temporary" and caused by reduced social mixing.

17 Nov 2021

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One in four vaccinated people at risk of Covid infection

Vaccination alone is not enough to stop the household transmission of the delta variant of Covid-19

16 Nov 2021

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HPV vaccine reduces cervical cancer cases but gaps remain

The human papillomavirus vaccine reduced diagnoses in England by 87 per cent.

05 Nov 2021

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Novel HIV drug introduced

Rukobia is indicated for multi drug-resistant HIV-1.

05 Nov 2021

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First oral antiviral for Covid-19 approved by MHRA

Molnupiravir reduces risk of hospitalisation or death for at-risk adults with mild to moderate Covid-19 by 50 per cent.

04 Nov 2021

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Scotland first in the world to deliver diabetes C-peptide test

The test can reveal whether a person has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.

03 Nov 2021

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NICE publishes delayed guideline on ME/CFS

Guideline covers every aspect of ME/CFS from identification and assessment to management, monitoring and review

28 Oct 2021

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53pc of pharmacists support mandatory jabs for health workers

RPS publishes survey as it warns against making jabs mandatory.

25 Oct 2021

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Safe to deliver Covid and flu jabs together, study shows

No safety issues and immune response preserved, DHSC funded study shows.

15 Oct 2021

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