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5th July 2023 marks 75 years of the National Health Service
Source: NHS England Treating over a million people a day in England, the NHS touches all of our lives. When it was founded in 1948, the NHS was the first...
Customer Announcement: Dosette Boxes
We have just received notification from the manufacturer regarding their discontinuation of the Weekly Clear Lite Complete CL08 system. This means there is NO stock being distributed, therefore all suppliers...
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Class 3 Medicines Recall: Strandhaven Limited T/A Somex Pharma, Sildenafil 100mg Film-coated Tablets, EL(23)A/21
Source: DHSC 3.7.23 Strandhaven Limited T/A Somex Pharma has informed the MHRA that the pack size on some cartons of the batch in this notification state 8 tablets instead of...
Record recruitment and reform to boost patient care under first NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
Source: NHS England – 30 June 2023 Record numbers of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce...
ICBs assume control of DSQS
June 2023 Since the ICBs assumed control of the Dispensary Services Quality Scheme (DSQS) in May, it appears that they are implementing several modifications, particularly concerning Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)....
New digital health check to tackle deadly cardiovascular disease
Source: Department of Health and Social Care and The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP 29.6.23 Digital NHS Health Check to be rolled out across England next spring delivering an additional one million...
Cold Seal Dosette Boxes via Dispex
Alternative tray designs: Standard Clear Weekly Complete CL01 £74.95+vat for a box of 250 Clear Weekly Max Complete XL01 £55.10+vat for a box of 100 Weekly Clear Coloured Complete...
NEWS FLASH:Drug Supply Update-30th June
Drug Supply Page Dispex provides primary care focused updates on drug supply issues. Data is taken from the SPS website on a weekly basis. Dispex members can login here to see the updated...
NEWS FLASH: Category M Quarter 2 July 2023
Published: 23 Jun 2023 The latest category M shows yet another slashing of prices and will inflict further pain on dispensing practices. There are now 651 product lines in Category M....
National Patient Safety Alert: Potential risk of underdosing with calcium gluconate in severe hyperkalaemia (NatPSA/2023/007/MHRA)
Source: MHRA 27.6.23 Date of issue: 27 June 2023 Reference No: NatPSA/2023/007/MHRA This alert is for action by: Acute providers, specifically those providing acute medical care where severe hyperkalaemia is...
Heatwave Awareness -Downloadable Posters
With one heatwave behind us and another coming this week, it finally feels like Summer has arrived. Most of us welcome the warmer weather, but there will be many, including...
