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New tool launched to resolve smartcard issues more quickly
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (246+ words) A new tool has been launched to help pharmacy teams resolve smartcard access issues more quickly, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) has said. CPE said the online tool aims to ‘reduce delays’ searching for smartcard support, particularly when staff are working…...
Menopausal hormone therapy associated with lower dementia risk, study suggests
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (739+ words) Women on menopausal hormone therapy are at a reduced risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests. The authors stressed that that while the research did not show that hormone therapy prevents dementia, it found that women using oestrogen-only hormone…...
Pharmacies warn blood pressure check changes puts patients at risk
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (748+ words) Pharmacy leaders have warned that ‘arbitrary changes’ to the hypertension case-finding service (HCFS) risk leaving people unaware they are at an increased risk of heart attacks or stroke. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) branded the service update as a ‘retrograde…...
GPhC publishes new training standards for pharmacy technicians
3+ day, 59+ min ago (499+ words) New standards for the education and training of pharmacy technicians have been published by the independent sector regulator. The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) training standards increase the minimum level of study from level three, equivalent to A-levels, to level four,…...
RSV maternal vaccine programme halves newborn intensive care admissions, data suggests
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (592+ words) The number of infants under six months old being admitted to intensive care with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has halved since the maternal vaccine programme began, new data suggests. The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) annual RSV report showed that…...
Medicines watchdog reaffirms childhood vaccine safety
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (570+ words) The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today reaffirmed that vaccination is one of the safest and most effective ways of protecting children against many serious infectious diseases. Dr Alison Cave, chief safety officer at the MHRA, said:…...
Erectile dysfunction drug may increase risk of glaucoma
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (440+ words) The common erectile dysfunction drug, tadalafil, may increase the risk of developing the serious eye condition, glaucoma, finds a large comparative study. The researchers found that tadalafil, which is also used to treat enlarged prostate symptoms in men, was associated…...
Marine bites and stings: recognition and treatment
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1089+ words) As rising numbers take to open-water swimming, including sea swimming, in the UK amid ongoing heatwaves, Dr Alex Kew, who leads the bites and stings service at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, offers…...
Pharmacist regulatory fee rises in line with doctors and nurses
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (526+ words) Regulatory fees for pharmacists have risen in line with those of other healthcare professionals such as doctors and nurses, new figures show. The annual fee for individual pharmacists to register with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has increased from £257 in…...
England on track to eliminate hepatitis C
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (899+ words) England is on track to be one of the first countries in the world to eliminate the hepatitis C virus as a public health threat, with the NHS urging those from high-risk groups to get tested. Since 2015, more than 100,000 people…...