News filters

DM Zone news HR Zone news Clinical Zone news DDA news Clinical guidance news Conference news Dispensary guidance news Political News NHS Statistical Reports MHRA alert Pharmacy Owners' News Scotland MORE FILTERS
England Wales UK News Drug Tariff Updates CQC MHRA News News ; England DDA news; CQC HIW Drug Information Quizzes Rurality FMD Research Brexit Supply Shortages COVID19

October 9th 2025

DDA publishes dispensing fee MP letter

The DDA has published a letter for MPs raising concerns about the lack of staffing pay uplift in the October dispensing feescale. The letter argues that the increase in October does not compensate dispensing GPs for the actual staffing cost increase

September 17th 2025

Generics manufacturing now dependent on China and India

“The EU is now fully dependent on Asia for generics. Germany used to be the pharmacy of the world. Now it’s China and India.” That is the conclusion of a new report evaluating the work of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in miti

September 17th 2025

Medicines safety added to English school curriculum

Today (September 17) is World Patient Safety Day To mark the event the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced that medicine safety and how to report side effects of medicines via the Yellow Card scheme is now

Hot topics

DM Zone news HR Zone news Clinical guidance news Political News Scotland Wales Rurality Supply Shortages COVID19

September 8th 2025

New minister joins the DHSC team

This weekend's Cabinet reshuffle sees the addition of Glasgow South West MP Dr Zubir Ahmed to the DHSC health ministerial team. Before being elected to Parliament in 2024, Zubir was a transplant and vascular surgeon in Glasgow and has voluntee

September 8th 2025

DHSC seeks views on flu and COVID vaccination supply

A consultation has been launched to support the ongoing supply and deployment of vaccinations across the UK The proposal to amend the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 focuses on six regulations within the HMRs, the current remit of which is sum

August 16th 2025

DDA Chairman interview: Survival 'increasingly difficult' for dispensing practices

DDA chairman Dr Richard West has exposed the financial pressures facing dispensing practices in 2025. In an interview with GP Online Editor  Emma Bower, he warned that making a profit was becoming harder and harder for dispensing practices. Po

August 6th 2025

Politicians put spotlight on NHS medicines procurement

Medicines procurement in primary care will be examined in a new inquiry designed to improve medicines supply. In the inquiry, the cross-party House of Lords Public Services Committee will consider the UK’s ability to predict and prevent medici

DDA Suppliers Directory

Follow us

ad1 Follow us
ad1 Follow us
ad1 Follow @TheDDA1 on X