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July 18, 2018
NHS England has now published guidelines that could free up to almost £100 million for frontline care every year by culling prescriptions for ‘low-value’ over the counter (OTC) medicines.
NHS pilots ‘one-stop shops’ for cancer diagnosis pharmatimes
July 18, 2018
NHS England is rolling out a stream of ‘one-stop shops’ across the country in the hope of speeding up diagnosis of cancer.
MPs criticise NHS Digital/Home Office data sharing deal pharmatimes
July 17, 2018
The Health and Social Care Committee has voiced “serious concerns” about NHS Digital’s ability to protect patient data, after reviewing its Memorandum of Understanding with the Home Office that allows data sharing to trace immigration offenders.
NHS England clears specialised treatments for NHS use pharmatimes
July 16, 2018
NHS England has approved routine funding for a stream of new specialised treatments, including stroke-reducing heart implants and a life changing surgical procedure for children with cerebral palsy.
Vertex, NHS England no closer to Orkambi settlement pharmatimes
July 16, 2018
Vertex and NHS England remain locked in a battle over the provision of cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi, seemingly no closer to a settlement that would allow patients access to the drug on the NHS.
MPs slate rate of progress on NHS cyber security pharmatimes
July 16, 2018
MPs have criticised the government’s slow response to last year’s WannaCry attack on the NHS, and warn there is much work to be done to improve cyber security if damage from the next attack is to be minimised.
Three cancer treatments approved for use on NHS Scotland pharmatimes
July 16, 2018
Three treatments have been approved for NHS funding in Scotland, bringing new options for gastroenteropancreatic tumours, lung and kidney cancers, but patients with multiple sclerosis will be unable to access Roche’s Ocrevus following a rejection by the S
NHS England appoints national clinical advisor for primary care pharmatimes
July 16, 2018
NHS England has appointed a specialist GP to encourage the spread of innovations that integrate health and social care throughout England.
NHS under ‘intolerable’ strain pharmatimes
July 16, 2018
According to NHS data, in the last 12 months there has been a 2.4 percent growth in the number of people attending A&E and a 4.6 percent growth in the number of people admitted to hospital as an emergency.
NHS Confederation launches petition on NHS funding plan pharmatimes
July 13, 2018
The NHS Confederation has launched a petition urging the government to commit to a funding plan for health and social care to 2035, to help address “crippling effects” of rising demand, underfunding and workforce shortages.

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