Budesonide found to shorten COVID recovery by three days
GPs urged to sign up to trials
Inhaled budesonide, a common corticosteroid used in asthma, has…
COVID19
Patient declaration suspension extended until end of June
Staff can act as patient representative
The DDA has secured an extension to the temporary…
NHS England issues guidance on CEV staff’s return to work
Conduct individual workplace risk assessments
From 1 April, when shielding guidance is paused, employers…
NHS England commissions Test and Trace patient medicines home delivery service
Service in operation until 30 June
NHS England has commissioned a dispensing GP home delivery…
Forty-five percent of adults ordered repeat prescriptions online during COVID
Research highlights opportunities for digital growth post-COVID
Some 45 per cent of UK adults ordered a…
Dispensing practice home delivery service commissioned until 31 March
England extends NHS service in time and remit
DHSC has confirmed that the dispensing practice home delivery…
1.7 million people added to shielded list in England
New at-risk groups include 19-69 year olds
An additional 1.7 million people in England have been…
Scotland introduces dispensing GP home delivery service
DDA supports SOP development
The DDA has supported NHS Scotland in the introduction…
Dispense to all provisions set out in BMA guidance
Pandemic dispensing must be commissioned
The BMA has published a COVID-19 toolkit for dispensing…
Digital exclusion is a COVID-19 learning point for GPs
Welsh inspector concludes that remote consultations do not suit all
Avoiding digital exclusion is one of the COVID-19 ‘lessons…
