May 17th 2024
Opposition politicians have called for a rural GP premium in Wales, in a debate on GP practices and funding. In the Senedd debate, Welsh Lib Dem leader Jane Dodds highlighted the increased costs of GP service delivery in rural areas, due t
Political News Wales
May 16th 2024
DHSC has published a tier 2 medicines supply notice for Tegretol (carbamazepine) 100mg/5ml liquid; This is out of stock and the resupply date is to be confirmed. Up-to-date information about this and other medicine supply issues is available via the
Supply Shortages
May 16th 2024
MHRA has recalled several batches of Doncaster Pharma Limited parallel imported packs of Keppra 500mg film-coated tablets. which have been repackaged by BModesto BV. Approximately 70 per cent of the packs across several affected batches ha
MHRA alert
May 15th 2024
“There needs to be more effort to look at the impact of people in rural areas when [policy] decisions are made,” rural patients have told the Scottish Government’s Remote and Rural Healthcare inquiry. Referring specifically to vacc
Political News Scotland
May 15th 2024
A crisis in rural and remote general practice in Scotland has been raised in Parliament by Tess White (North East Scotland) (Con). Responding to BMA Scotland research showing practices at risk of financial collapse, White explained that over the pas
Political News Research Scotland
May 14th 2024
Excess weight is a global problem. According to the World Health Organization, in 2022, globally, 2.5 billion adults – or 43 per cent – were overweight. An updated training module for dispensers is designed to provide practice dispensary
Clinical Zone news DDA news
May 14th 2024
NHS Highland has developed dispensing practice guidance, with the support of the DDA. The guidance reflects the advice given by the DDA during the development of the guidance, and in the DDA's Quality in Practice dispensing guidance. Topics&nb
DDA news Dispensary guidance news Scotland
