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July 23rd 2026

NHSBSA publishes July Hints & Tips newsletter

Medical exemption certificates will now be valid for 10 years instead of five for most eligible long-term medical conditions, NHS BSA states in its latest (July) Hints & Tips newsletter.  This explains that cancer-related medical exemption

July 23rd 2026

England & Wales: Fourth July concession price update

The Department of Health and Social Care has published a fourth update to the initial list of July concessions.  This update adds 56 prices (shown in bold) and brings the total number of July concessions to 183. DDA members can download a

July 22nd 2026

England & Wales: Third July concession price update

The Department of Health and Social Care has published a third update to the initial list of July concessions.  This update adds 25 prices (shown in bold).    DDA members can download a fully updated spreadsheet of the July pric

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July 21st 2026

NHSE did not consider dispensing GPs in meningitis vaccination programme

NHS England has admitted that dispensing doctors were not considered as a specific group for delivery of the one-off Meningitis B vaccination program commissioned exclusively from community pharmacies. The admission comes as a new survey by the Nati

July 17th 2026

Rural ICBs to trial single national formulary

At least eight rural ICBs will be the first to implement the new Single National Formulary, NHS England has announced The briefing announces that four therapy areas will be subject to the new standardised categorisation system in a 13 ICB trial by D

July 16th 2026

England & Wales: initial July concession price update

The Department of Health and Social Care has published an initial update to the initial list of July concessions.  This update adds 54 prices (shown in bold).   DDA members can download fully updated spreadsheets of the June and

July 7th 2026

GP antibiotic prescribing down, other community settings up

Antibiotic use in 2024 was slightly lower than in 2019 across most settings, except in ‘other community’ settings, which saw a 43.8 per cent increase. The rise in ‘other community’ use partly reflects expanded access and impro

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