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News‘Dangerous and unnecessary’ drugs restrictions imposed by government
Global health charities have said the government’s move to block wholesalers from exporting or hoarding two covid antivirals is akin to ‘covid nationalism’.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can integrated care systems make the best use of medicines optimisation and pharmacy services?
At a recent HSJ webinar an expert panel explored how medicines optimisation can work at an ICS level. Thelma Agnew reports
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: All change for maternity transformation
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch trustee James Titcombe.
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NewsMedicines blackout threatens ICS prevention target
The government’s target for England to become smoke-free by 2030 – which integrated care systems are expected to pursue – is being undermined by the unavailability of two smoking cessation medicines.
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NewsExclusive: Medicine supply problems double in a year
Medicine supply issues have soared in the past year, with the number of unavailable medicines nearly doubling from 52 in January 2022 to 97 this month, figures seen by HSJ reveal.
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HSJ InteractiveWebinar: How can integrated care systems make the best use of medicines optimisation and pharmacy services?
Webinar: How can integrated care systems make the best use of medicines optimisation and pharmacy services? Tuesday 06 December 2022 – 10.30am-11.15amWith medicines and prescribing teams now working together across the end-to-end patient pathway – this is a new era for medicines optimisation.Medicines have the potential to make ...
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NewsNHSE investigates concerns over-65s have received ineffective flu jab
NHS England is investigating a “potential serious incident” in its flu programme following concerns people aged 65 and over are being given a vaccination jab known to be ineffective for this age group.
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HSJ PartnersCollaborate for change: Improve IBD patient care in a post covid-19 era
The scale of the covid-19 pandemic demanded greater collaboration between the pharmaceutical industry and the NHS. Both rose to the call and now must work together to address the ongoing impact on wider NHS services.
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NewsNHSE director who delivered huge savings to step down
NHS England director Blake Dark, whose negotiations with the pharma industry are credited with saving the NHS large sums of money on expensive drugs, will leave in November.
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HSJ InteractiveRestoring eye care services to reduce avoidable sight loss
A recent HSJ webinar explores issues surrounding the huge backlogs for ophthalmology treatments, how to tackle them and the pandemic’s role in our response
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CommentThe NHS must move 'beyond pills'
The College of Medicine’s Beyond Pills campaign highlights the importance of social prescribing that can lead to better outcomes, fewer side effects, improved mental, physical and social health, and major savings to the NHS, write Dr Michael Dixon and Professor Sir Sam Everington
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NewsNHS could get ‘much better deals’ by building on ‘infamous’ drugs procurement
The NHS should seek to build on its ‘infamous’ reputation for pharmaceuticals procurement, as it could be getting ‘much better deals’ on many of the goods and services it buys, a national director has said
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NewsExclusive: Cost of treating mental illness soars during covid
Dramatic increases in prescribing spend for the treatment of mental health conditions have been recorded following the onset of the pandemic, a new report concludes.
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CommentThe forgotten staffing shortages in primary care
Malcolm Harrison writes about the main reasons for the growing shortage of community pharmacists and gives his take on how to avert the deepening crisis
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NewsHealth leaders hit out at firms for continuing Russia links
Simon Stevens and Jeremy Hunt have hit out at companies with NHS links which continue to trade with Russia.
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HSJ PartnersConnected medication management – How can BD help make it a reality?
Medication errors harm patients and cost the NHS money – but with the right approach they can be significantly reduced. A 2018 study from researchers at York, Manchester and Sheffield universities found that there were likely to be 237 million medication errors a year in the NHS and this could ...
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CommentThe secret weapon that could help win the PM’s war on cancer
Andrew M Wardley says there is one intervention that can both help catch cancer earlier and reduce health inequalities in cancer care: expanding outreach cancer services
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HSJ PartnersMore than skin deep – understanding the burden of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA)
Focusing on psoriasis could help to manage costly comorbidities, policymakers told
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HSJ PartnersTackling covid-related challenges in services for patients with respiratory conditions
The covid pandemic has created challenges for many NHS services, including those dealing with patients with respiratory conditions. Sponsored by A webinar, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, at HSJ’s virtual respiratory forum looked at the impact on services for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and how these could be ...
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NewsTechnology ‘tsunami’ creates funding challenge, says regulator chief
The ‘tsunami’ of digital health technologies being adopted by the NHS is putting a strain on regulators’ ability to determine which ones offer value for money, according to outgoing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence chief executive Gill Leng.