Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 08:48 on Thu 24 Nov 2016 There is a 70% probability of severe cold weather between 2100 on Thursday 24 Nov and 1500 on Saturday 26 Nov in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

Current alert level: Level 1 – Winter Preparedness and Action Issued at: 08:30 on Monday 21 November 2016 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 21 November 2016, 09:00am, until further notice. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 08:14 on Fri 18 Nov 2016 There is a 60% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 0900 on Friday 18 Nov and 1500 on Monday 21 Nov in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET […]

The Self Care Forum is calling on people to make more use of their local pharmacist this winter to help ease the burden on frontline NHS services. As it launched Self Care Week today, the Forum highlights the huge number of consultations with GPs and visits to A&E by patients with common ailments – health […]

Current alert level: Level 1 – Winter preparedness and action Issued at: 12:41 on Wed 9 Nov 2016 Temperatures/weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 09/11/2016 12:00:00 until further notice. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness There is a 60% probability of heavy snow between 1100 on Tuesday 08 Nov and 1200 on Wednesday 09 Nov in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.  

A national campaign to help people prepare for winter weather has been launched today by NHS England and Public Health England. The message is to Stay Well This Winter and to encourage people most at risk from cold weather, including those with long-term health conditions and the over 65s, to prepare for the lower temperatures. […]

Current alert level: Level 2 – Alert and Readiness Issued at: 08:43 on Mon 07 Nov 2016 There is probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 1100 on Tuesday 08 Nov and 1100 on Wednesday 09 Nov in parts of England. More details about the weather alert are available on the MET Office website.

In advance of the Community pharmacy seasonal influenza vaccination advanced service re-commencing on 1st September 2016 NHS England is today releasing the service specification and accompanying Patient Group Direction (PGD)  for use by pharmacy contractors who wish to take part in this service. This will enable individual pharmacists to finalise completion of the Declaration of […]

NHS England has announced it will recommission the Community Pharmacy Seasonal Influenza Vaccination programme in 2016/17, after nearly a quarter of a million more people benefited from vaccinations in a community pharmacy setting during the previous year. A total of 10,407,913 seasonal flu vaccinations were delivered in 2015/16. This included 240,259 additional patients who chose […]