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Heatwave puts A&Es under strain, NHS staff battle heated workplaces


The ongoing heatwaves is putting pressure on the NHS with A&E demand hitting a record high in July.

A&E saw a record 2.5 million attendances last month amid two heatwaves, with the three busiest months ever all recorded between May and...


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NICE approves two new allergy treatments for children 5 and above


The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved two treatments that could benefit thousands of children with allergies caused by house dust mites or birch tree pollen.

The ⁠cost-effectiveness watchdog has recommended Acarizax for children aged 5 to 11 with house dust mite allergy, and Itulazax for people aged 5 to 17 with birch tree...


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PDA cautiously welcomes ICB guidance on community pharmacy prescribing


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The PDA recognised the expansion as a major positive step for patients and the NHS. However, they warned that prescribing cannot merely be "squeezed in" around daily tasks. The association cautioned that reliance on local workforce capacity and varying ICB commissioning could create geographic health inequalities in patient access....

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Inconsistent barcodes increase workload, endanger patients' lives: Survey


Key SummaryUnder the Windsor Framework, since 1 January 2025 the use of 2D DataMatrix barcodes on medicines supplied to the UK market has become optional.As a result, barcode use on medicines packaging is becoming increasingly inconsistent.Its impact is being felt across wider medicines pathway, including wholesalers, distributors, and community pharmacies.

A recen...


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NHS should prepare for summers the same way it prepares for winters: Cooper


Health Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the NHS should prepare for the future summers the same way it prepares for the winters.

In a column on the Mirror she wrote: "I have told the NHS to start drawing up summer plans now in the way they have traditionally done for winter."

She pointed out that the same people who are most at risk at winter will be at...


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