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Now women can visit their local pharmacy and have a confidential consultation with a pharmacist or trained pharmacy technician, before receiving the emergency contraceptive pill on the same day. Pharmacy teams can also…
Read moreFampridine is the first medicine designed to improve walking in adults with MS and will now be routinely available on the NHS from today, NHS England has announced. Taken as a pill twice a day, fampridine acts like a…
Read moreDabrafenib is a tablet that treats histiocytic neoplasms – rare and potentially deadly blood cancers. Without effective treatment, around 1 in 10 children with high-risk disease die within a year of diagnosis, while 7 in…
Read moreThe latest patient experience figures come as NHS cancer checks have reached nearly 3.4 million in a year – more than doubling in the last decade. The number of patients receiving cancer treatment has also reached a…
Read moreSepsis is a life-threatening response to an infection in the body, which can cause significant damage to tissues and organs, and is estimated to cause around 4,000 deaths a year in England. The NHS blueprint includes…
Read moreAppointments to get the jab can now be booked at high street pharmacies across England, offering vital protection for 17 and 18-year-olds currently in the last year of sixth form and students under the age of 25 who are…
Read moreThe latest annual bowel screening figures show that just over half (56.2%) of 54-year-olds took part in screening in the year April 2024 to March 2025, compared with more than 7 in 10 (73.5%) 70 to 74-year-olds. Around…
Read moreAverage daily A&E attendances exceeded 80,000 (81,264) for the first time ever in June – setting a new daily attendance record – despite May recording a slightly higher overall total due to having 1 extra day, according…
Read moreHealthcare environments place some of the highest demands on hygiene standards of any sector. Across NHS hospitals, community healthcare facilities and outpatient settings, robust infection prevention and control (IPC)…
Read moreDesigned to support a reliable and resilient supply for PET/CT services today and the future growth of theranostics, it marks the first facility of its kind in the UK. This content was kindly supported by Siemens…
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