October 28th 2026
‘Day one’ dismissal rights for pregnant employees are the protections due to come into force from October 2027. A government response to consultation makes seven key changes to legislation to implement enhanced dismissal prote
HR Zone news
October 28th 2026
Community Pharmacy Scotland has published an initial update to the initial list of adjusted prices for October. This update adds five prices and increases the price of three existing prices. Details of the Scottish prices are available in a d
DM Zone news Drug Tariff Updates Scotland
October 27th 2026
All batches of Xeal Pharma clopidogrel oral solution/suspension (special) are being recalled due to a formulation error. The recalled batches are available to download. Due to the error, the impacted batches contain 76 per cent of the required amou
MHRA alert
October 26th 2026
ICBs are failing to address inequalities in rural communities, the CQC has said in its latest report on the health and adult social care in England. The state of health care and adult social care in England 2025/26 uses the example of dental service
CQC Rurality
October 26th 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a fourth update to the initial list of October concessions. This update adds 52 prices (shown in bold) and brings the total number of October concessions to date to 133. The details
DM Zone news Drug Tariff Updates England Wales
October 23rd 2026
The DHSC has been asked about allowing GP practices to participate in the MenB vaccination catch-up programme alongside community pharmacies. In response to a question from Joe Robertson, Conservative MP for Isle of Wight East, pharmacy m
Political News
October 21st 2026
MPs are asked to join DDA Board members at a drop in meeting to discuss rural dispensing GP practices. The meeting takes place on Wednesday 4 November between 1.45pm and 3.00pm. MPs interested in attending are asked to email office@dispensingdo
DDA news Political News
NHS digitisation/electronic prescription services 
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments 
Reimbursement 
Clawback 
Branded generics 
Remuneration - rurality 
