Political News Archives | Dispensing Doctors' Association

May 13th 2024

DHSC gives green light to hub and spoke dispensing

UK legislation enabling hub and spoke dispensing will come into force on 1 January, 2025, the DHSC has announced in response to the 2022 consultation. The model to be rolled out will comprise two options: model 1 (spoke-hub-spoke): dispensary sup

May 13th 2024

Think-tank warns of future medicines shortages

There is a risk the UK will be left out of EU measures to mitigate medicines shortages post-Brexit, the Nuffield Trust has warned in a new report, The future for health after Brexit, Explaining recent medicines shortages, the report concludes

May 10th 2024

Peer raises lack of EPS in Lords debate

NHS England’s failure to roll out the EPS for dispensing doctors has been raised in Parliament. DDA adviser and Conservative peer Baroness McIntosh of Pickering said: “The question of who is to pay for that infrastructure remains a vexed

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May 8th 2024

DHSC launches second five-year AMR plan

A second five-year National Action Plan will commit the UK to reducing use of antimicrobials in humans and animals. The new plan also commits to paying suppliers a fixed annual fee for antimicrobials based primarily on their value to the NHS, a

May 2nd 2024

Shropshire MP raises higher costs of rural service delivery

The higher costs of rural service delivery have been highlighted in a debate on Government funding for local authorities. Highlighting cuts in local council funding, Helen Morgan, MP for North Shropshire asked the debate: Does the Minister agre

April 26th 2024

Shape the Duty of Candour review

The Department of Health and Social Care is to review the statutory (note: not professional) duty of candour for health and social care providers in England following reports that the duty is not always met as intended in regulation 20. Such failure

April 23rd 2024

Scottish Liberals highlight Highlands practice closures

Eight practices have closed in the Scottish Highlands, prompting criticism of Scottish GP recruitment and retention. In light of the figures, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has slammed the Scottish Government for driving local h