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A new report from the House of Lords Public Services Committee calls for better data sharing and a more proactive Government approach to managing medicines shortages, describing medicines supply as “a national security issue”. Published today (4th February), the report [...]
Published on: 4th February 2026 | Updated on: 4th February 2026
Members of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s medicines supply team joined Community Pharmacy England on a series of pharmacy visits last week, giving them first-hand experience of the ongoing difficulties sourcing medicines and other challenges pharmacy teams [...]
Published on: 26th January 2026 | Updated on: 26th January 2026
iNews, Express, Independent, Evening Standard, Daily Record, The Telegraph, The Sun The Government has added aspirin to its export ban list to protect supplies for UK patients, with media reports highlighting concerns of ‘serious and growing’ shortages from the Independent [...]
Published on: 19th January 2026 | Updated on: 26th January 2026
As part of ongoing work and plans to improve the management of medicines supply issues, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England have published leaflets and posters for patients, community pharmacies and general practices about what [...]
Published on: 26th November 2025 | Updated on: 26th November 2025
A new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy calls for urgent reforms to medicines supply, after describing shortages as a “permanent and escalating feature” of the healthcare system. Published today, the report on an APPG inquiry into [...]
Published on: 8th July 2025 | Updated on: 8th July 2025
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy has announced the launch of an inquiry into the impact of medicines shortages in England, the contributing factors and potential solutions. As part of this inquiry, the APPG has issued a call for [...]
Published on: 8th January 2025 | Updated on: 21st January 2025
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) – supported by Community Pharmacy England, charities and patient groups – is calling on the Government to better manage medicine shortages and allow community pharmacists to supply appropriate alternatives when medicines are in short supply. [...]
Published on: 27th November 2024 | Updated on: 6th December 2024
Further Resources A guide to managing medicines supply and shortages (DHSC and NHSE) Medicine Shortages: A briefing for ICSs, GPs and other NHS prescribers Price concessions Information on medicines supply for patients Department of Health and Social Care and ABPI Guidance [...]
Published on: 27th November 2024 | Updated on: 24th January 2025
The Guardian, Daily Mail Latest news reports including today’s front page of The Guardian, has highlighted that insulin shortages are leading to heightened stress and anxiety among diabetes patients in the UK. We shared a statement with the national press, [...]
Published on: 29th April 2024 | Updated on: 29th April 2024
Nuffield Trust’s latest report ‘The future for health after Brexit’ has found that that patients face a “new normal” of medicines shortages as the UK is hampered by supply issues and the impact of the EU exit. In response to [...]
Published on: 18th April 2024 | Updated on: 17th April 2024
The Guardian highlights the severe shortage of medicines in the NHS, which is putting lives at risk. Pharmacists have expressed concerns about the number of products in short supply, which has doubled in the past two years, affecting treatments for [...]
Published on: 15th January 2024 | Updated on: 26th January 2024
The Independent A recent report by the Independent Commission on UK EU Relations highlights the impact of Brexit-related border issues on the UK’s medicine supply chain. In response, we’ve highlighted our findings on medicines supply issues and their crushing impact [...]
Published on: 6th November 2023 | Updated on: 6th November 2023
Pharmacy press 95% of hospital pharmacists across Europe are experiencing medicine shortages, according to a new report. The report, by the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists, found that hospital pharmacists across 58 countries reported that medicines shortages had delayed or [...]
Published on: 23rd October 2023 | Updated on: 25th October 2023
Published on: 17th July 2013 | Updated on: 20th July 2022
UPDATE (15/04/2026) to communication (MSN/2025/036U) issued on 14 August 2025. Levemir® products are being discontinued. Stock exhaustion is expected in December 2026. This notification is being re-issued, as a high number of patients remain on Levemir® products. Healthcare professionals are [...]
Published on: 15th April 2026 | Updated on: 15th April 2026
