AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoWeight-Loss Drug Warning: More than 10,000 doses of unapproved retatrutide jabs were seized at UK borders in the first nine months of 2026. The drug is still in clinical trials, and tests of suspect injections found some contained no weight-loss medicine. Cancer Care: Radiologists warn staff shortages are leaving UK cancer patients “deteriorating”, adding to pressure on already stretched services. Maternity Safety: Bereaved families in Scotland are calling for a public inquiry into deaths of mothers and babies, saying the current review may not deliver answers or accountability. Medicine Recall: An urgent alert has been issued over a batch of lercanidipine, a blood pressure medicine. Bird Flu Preparedness: Experts warn that flu spreading among mink raises concerns because the animals’ airways resemble humans’; Scottish farmers are also being urged to get free NHS flu jabs to help reduce the risk of a new virus emerging. Welsh Urgent Care: A health board is considering closing urgent primary care centres at three hospitals.
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