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Pharmacy
Number of repeat prescriptions ordered via NHS App up by 92% in the last year
More than 500,000 repeat prescriptions are now booked through the NHS App every week. New figures released by NHS England show that since the NHS App’s launch in December 2018, more than 42 million repeat prescriptions have been ordered through the app. Last month alone, the NHS App enabled 2.4 million repeat prescriptions to be […]
Life-critical care a priority for the NHS as strike action disrupts services over the bank holiday
The NHS will prioritise urgent and emergency care again this bank holiday weekend, and is urging the public to use services wisely as industrial action enters its sixth month. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced strike action, starting on Sunday at 8pm and finishing on Monday at midnight. Following the recent junior doctors […]
Opioid prescriptions cut by almost half a million in four years as NHS continues crackdown
GPs and pharmacists have helped cut opioid prescriptions in England by 450,000 in under four years, latest data shows, as the NHS today unveils a new action plan to crack down on the overuse of potentially-addictive medicines. The new framework for local health and care providers aims to further reduce inappropriate prescribing of high-strength painkillers […]
NHS launches ad campaign as just one in five would visit high-street pharmacy for minor illnesses
Just one in five people aged 18-40 would visit their local pharmacy first for expert advice with a minor illness, new polling has found. The NHS has today launched a new campaign to highlight how high-street pharmacies can support patients with non-urgent health advice for minor conditions including coughs, aches and colds. ‘Movie-inspired’ Help Us […]
Nine in ten patients positive about NHS community pharmacies
Around than nine in ten people surveyed positively rated the advice they received from their local pharmacies; new polling shows today. As pharmacies play a greater role in looking after peoples’ health, the results from Ipsos found that the vast majority of patients (91%) who had used a community pharmacy in the previous year for […]
Grab a jingle jab this Christmas with thousands of slots available
There are dozens of sites open across the country offering flu and covid vaccines on Christmas Day with more than 5,500 slots available for anyone yet to come forward. Pharmacies are open and jabbing during the festivities at locations all over England, including London, Manchester, Darlington and Deal. There are also more than 100,000 appointments […]
NHS sets out advice for the public during industrial action
The NHS is asking patients to use services wisely during industrial action and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most. This includes using NHS 111 online as the first port of call for health needs and continuing to only use 999 if it is a life-threatening emergency. […]
NHS tells patients to continue to access emergency care during industrial action
People should continue to come forward for the care they need during industrial action, the NHS has said today. Deputy Chief Nursing Officer Charlotte McArdle said it is “vital” they come forward for emergency care during strikes. The call follows messaging issued by the NHS last week across NHS websites and social media telling patients […]
High street pharmacists treat thousands more people for minor illnesses
More than 100,000 patients were seen by their high street pharmacist in just one month according to new NHS figures, helping people get the quick care they need as well as easing pressure on GP teams facing record demand. In June, 118,123 people with minor illnesses such as a sore throat or constipation, or those […]
High street pharmacies spot cancers in new NHS early diagnosis drive
Staff in high street pharmacies will be funded to spot signs of cancer as part of a new drive to catch tumours early when they are easier to treat, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard announced today. Customers will then be sent for scans and other checks under the initiative, which is being trialled by pharmacies […]