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Media Monitoring: 28 March – 2 April

MHRA launches initiative to improve communications The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has launched a new monthly safety bulletin, the ‘MHRA Safety Roundup’, as part of its three-year Strategy for Improving Safety Communications. This initiative aims to make information about medicines and medical devices clearer and more accessible for healthcare professionals. The bulletin, sent to subscribers and published online…
Ben Kemp
April 2, 2025
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Government and community pharmacies reach £3bn new deal to provide key services

After a year of negotiations, the government and Community Pharmacy England have reached a £3bn deal to ensure pharmacies can deliver key health services to patients. Ministers hope that increased activity by pharmacies, such as Pharmacy First consultations, will ease pressure on GPs. However, the National Pharmacy Association has challenged the settlement, claiming it falls significantly short of NHS estimates.…
Ben Kemp
March 31, 2025
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Study shows 9% of all MHRA Yellow Card adverse drug reaction reports are gene-related

A new study from Queen Mary University of London found that 9% of all adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported to the UK medicines regulator are associated with medications where side effect risk is partly dependent on patient’s genes. Of this subset of ADRs, 75% were associated with only three genes that impact how the body processes medication. Genetic testing before…
Ben Kemp
March 31, 2025
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Patients more than twice likely to receive sore throat prescriptions in English pharmacies than in Wales

Patients with a sore throat are more than twice as likely to be given antibiotics by a pharmacist through England’s Pharmacy First Scheme compared with a similar scheme in Wales, according to an initial analysis published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. The study, led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Cardiff University, compared…
Ben Kemp
March 31, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 20 – 27 March

Tom Adeyoola selected as preferred candidate for Chair of Innovate UK Tech entrepreneur and Metail founder Tom Adeyoola selected as preferred head of Innovate UK as the government ramps up plans to drive growth. Backing businesses across the UK, Innovate UK invests in game-changing innovation, from advanced AI to zero-emission transport, fuelling our Plan for Change. Under Tom’s leadership, Innovate…
Ben Kemp
March 27, 2025
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Ex-NHSE boss Amanda Pritchard delivers verdict on body’s dissolution: ‘the time is right’

In her final pubic appearance as Chief Executive of NHS England, Amanda Pritchard stated that the 'time is right' to abolish the body. At a King's Fund event, she stated that it made sense for the Government to take more control over NHS operations given the seismic changes expected from the upcoming NHS 10-year plan. She expressed her concern about…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2025
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UKHSA publishes list of pathogens of greatest risk to public health

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its view on the pathogen families that could pose the greatest risk to public health, in a bid to focus and guide preparedness efforts against these threats. The list of 24 pathogen families, a reference tool to help guide research and development investment in England, is the first specifically designed to consider both global…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2025
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NHSE transition team announced

NHS England has announced the incoming team who will help lead the organisation’s transition into the Department of Health and Social Care. The team – called the NHS Transformation Executive Team – will replace the current NHS England Executive Group and will support ongoing business priorities, statutory functions and day to day delivery. Except for the deputy chief executive officer,…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2025
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Media Monitoring: 20 – 26 February

Womb cancer blood test research 'could save lives' Researchers say they hope to develop a blood test to improve diagnosis of a rare hard-to-detect cancer. Uterine sarcomas make up just three out of 100 cancers of the womb, but the symptoms are similar to more common, and non-cancerous, fibroid growths. In addition, womb cancers, external are commonly diagnosed by biopsies…
Ben Kemp
February 26, 2025
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