NHS | PharmaTimes https://pharmatimes.com in-depth news, features and insights for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:21:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pharmatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PT-icon-150x150.png NHS | PharmaTimes https://pharmatimes.com 32 32 232894315 NHS launches spring COVID-19 booster campaign https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-launches-spring-covid-19-booster-campaign/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:20:57 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=103108 An estimated 7.5 million people will be invited to receive the booster

]]> 103108 New PAGB research highlights importance of self-care for easy-to-treat conditions https://pharmatimes.com/news/new-pagb-research-highlights-importance-of-self-care-for-easy-to-treat-conditions/ Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:36:46 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=102592 The census found that 56% of people visit their GP for a UTI and 27% for thrush

]]> 102592 New policy review reveals ten cancer challenges facing new UK government https://pharmatimes.com/news/new-policy-review-reveals-ten-cancer-challenges-facing-new-uk-government/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:29:00 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=102031 Macmillan Cancer Support estimates that cancer affects over three million people in the UK

]]> 102031 UK DRI and NHS collaborate on digitally enabled dementia care platform https://pharmatimes.com/news/uk-dri-and-nhs-to-collaborate-on-digitally-enabled-dementia-care-minder-platform/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 10:06:40 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=102028 Around one in five dementia hospitalisations are due to potentially preventable causes

]]> 102028 Coloplast launches digital leakage notification system Heylo for stoma patients https://pharmatimes.com/news/coloplast-launches-digital-leakage-notification-system-heylo-for-stoma-patients/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:05:13 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=102006 More than 176,000 people in the UK are living with a stoma, according to NHS data

]]> 102006 NHS platform announced to accelerate personalised cancer vaccine clinical trials https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-cvlp-platform-announced-to-accelerate-personalised-cancer-vaccine-clinical-trials/ Fri, 31 May 2024 10:18:57 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101783 The CVLP platform will speed up access to BioNTech and Genentech’s mRNA personalised cancer vaccines

]]> 101783 NHS hospitals to roll out ‘Martha’s Rule’ as part of patient safety initiative https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-announces-hospitals-will-roll-out-marthas-rule-as-part-of-patient-safety-initiative/ Thu, 30 May 2024 10:03:59 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101780 The first phase of the programme will be in place in hospitals across the UK by March 2025

]]> 101780 NHS to roll out fibre optic laser therapy to prevent seizures in epileptic patients https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-to-roll-out-fibre-optic-laser-therapy-to-prevent-seizures-in-epileptic-patients/ Tue, 07 May 2024 10:39:55 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101606 The chronic brain disease that causes seizures currently affects around 600,000 people living in the UK 

]]> 101606 NHS to roll out AI to improve waiting times and reduce missed appointments https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-to-roll-out-ai-to-improve-waiting-times-and-reduce-missed-appointments/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:21:51 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101237 Every year, missed hospital appointments are estimated to cost the NHS £1.2bn

]]> 101237 NHS campaign urges over 900,000 young adults to catch up on missed MMR vaccine https://pharmatimes.com/news/nhs-campaign-urges-over-900000-young-adults-to-catch-up-on-missed-mmr-vaccine/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 11:39:04 +0000 https://pharmatimes.com/?p=101215 Between October 2023 and March 2024, the UKHSA said that 733 cases of measles were reported in England

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