October 29th 2026
The DDA will again urge the BMA to increase dispensing fees after Chancellor John Healey used yesterday’s Autumn Budget to confirm a 3.9 per cent rise in UK wages from April 2027. Accepting recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, the Gove
DDA news England HR Zone news Political News Wales
October 29th 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a fifth update to the initial list of October concessions. This update adds 47 prices and increases one existing price (shown in bold). This brings the total number of October concess
DM Zone news Drug Tariff Updates
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
NHS digitisation/electronic prescription services 
Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments 
Reimbursement 
Clawback 
Branded generics 
Remuneration - rurality 
