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New NICE guidance supports shared decision making
pharmatimes
June 18, 2021
New recommendations published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) advise that shared decision making should become routine across all healthcare settings.
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NHS England selects supermarket Asda to operate COVID-19 vaccination centre
pharmatimes
January 15, 2021
NHS England has selected supermarket Asda to operate a COVID-19 vaccination centre from an in-store pharmacy based in Birmingham, UK.
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Data reveals November's performance was worst on record for NHS
pharmafile
December 17, 2018
The number of patients who were seen within four hours dropped from 88.8% in November last year to 87.6% this year, as 54,000 people had to wait longer for treatment in 2018 than they did in 2017.
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NHS performance ‘deeply troubling’, says NHS Confederation
pharmatimes
December 14, 2018
A&E departments have suffered their worst November performance on record, with the number of patients seen within four hours dropping to 87.6% from 88.8% in November last year
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British researchers sequences 100,000 whole genomes
pharmafile
December 07, 2018
British researchers have sequenced 100,000 whole genomes as part of an effort to improve understanding of rare diseases and move towards the development of personalised treatments.
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Pilot scheme trialing electronic GP prescriptions
pharmatimes
December 03, 2018
NHS Digital has launched a pilot scheme that could see more than 95% of GP prescriptions processed electronically, which it says will save the NHS time and money.
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NHS cracks down on low-priority prescriptions
pharmatimes
November 29, 2018
A new NHS report has named medicines set to be subject to cutbacks, which have been proven to be ineffective or in some cases dangerous, and for which there are other more effective...
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NHS moves to clamp down on incorrect/fraudulent prescriptions
pharmatimes
November 27, 2018
A new NHS campaign is striving to clamp down on the millions of pounds worth of prescriptions incorrectly claimed for free each year.
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First Rare Disease Collaborative Network for refractory coeliac disease
pharmatimes
November 22, 2018
Refractory coeliac disease, a deadly form of the autoimmune condition coeliac disease, has received its first dedicated support from NHS England, with the setting up of a Rare
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NHS England appoves Gilead's CAR T therapy Yescarta
pharmafile
November 20, 2018
Gilead’s CAR T therapy Yescarta is set to be made available on the NHS in England for adults with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, it was announced today.