May 18th 2026
DHSC has issued a Tier 2 Medicine Supply Notification (MSN) for Trurapi® (insulin aspart) 100units/ml solution for injection 3ml pre-filled Solostar pens: limited supply until late May 2026, followed by an out of stock period until mid-June
Supply Shortages
May 18th 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has published an initial update to the initial list of May concessions. This update adds 54 prices. DDA members can view the fully updated spreadsheet in the online library of drug tariff updates.
DM Zone news Drug Tariff Updates England Wales
May 15th 2026
GPCs across the UK have been unanimously mandated to modernise NHS GP dispensing contracts. A motion to the UK LMC conference, proposed by Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire LMCs, and unanimously passed by the conference reads: That
Political News UK News
May 15th 2026
In its first call to action to the new Welsh Government, GPC Wales has reaffirmed its commitment to developing a new dispensing contract. Speaking to the UK LMC conference in Belfast following Plaid Cymru’s May 7 overthrow of Welsh Labour, GPC
Political News Wales
May 14th 2026
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary. In a letter published in the Independent newspaper, he said: "[There] are good reasons for me to remain in post, but ... having lost confidence in your leadership, I have concluded that it would be dis
Political News UK News
May 14th 2026
The National Health Service [NHS Modernisation Bill] included in the May 2026 King’s Speech gives legal backing to the planned abolition of NHS England, reduced ICB responsibilities and the creation of a Single Patient Record (SPR). The plan i
England Political News
May 12th 2026
Want your chance to sharpen your wits and show why you deserve a pay rise? Then, why not take the dispensing mini-quiz and show off your dispensing knowledge by listening in to the new 2026 DDA conference preview podcast? The DDA has publishe
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