The climate crisis is a health crisis. So agreed the NHS Assembly at our pre COP26 meeting where Dr Nick Watts, who has been appointed to lead the NHS’s charge on net zero, laid out how the health problems caused by climate change are very real and very immediate. And the facts around the NHS’s […]

AHPs’ Day on 14 October 2021 is an opportunity for the 14 AHPs to come together and celebrate being part of the AHP family. The day showcases the impact AHPs make to the delivery of high quality care, and as the third largest clinical workforce in the NHS, they also have significant opportunities to support […]

On Thursday 9 September, Rosie was born in Newcastle. There was nothing unexpected about her birth. But that day, Rosie and her mum made history. Rosie’s mum, Kaja, was the first in the UK to use a “climate friendly” gas and air machine. This new machine removes and captures nitrous oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas, from […]

Many parents, guardians and carers are concerned about how their children, whatever their age, are feeling at the moment. It hasn’t been easy living through the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused many social restrictions, including the closure of schools. Some of our children were unable to attend school, college and universities, and for those who […]

It hasn’t been easy living through the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused many social restrictions, including the closure of schools. Things can feel overwhelming, and you may feel you can’t cope. Now that we can go out and see more people again, you might be struggling to adjust to new social pressures, changes in routines […]

Dr Bruce Warner, Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England, explains why today’s announcement of the third-year agreement of the five-year Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework is a good thing for patients and community pharmacy teams Community pharmacies have played a major role in supporting and caring for patients during the pandemic and we’ve heard many comments about […]