NHS England Podcast

To mark September’s World Contraception Day a panel of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from the North East and Yorkshire region chaired by Ruth Buchan, Head of Medicines Optimisation Assurance and Community Pharmacy at West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board discuss the NHS Contraception service. What are the benefits of offering contraception initiation and continuation services, including the emergency contraceptive pill, to both patients and community pharmacy colleagues and how do recent expansions make contraception more accessible?

For more information visit: https://www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/pharmacy/pharmacy-services/nhs-pharmacy-contraception-service/

A full transcript of this episode is available on our website - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/expanding-pharmacy-services-is-contraception-more-accessible-podcast-transcript/

Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding this episode - england.ney.pctransformation@nhs.net

This is the audio of the winter vaccination invite for people at risk because they have a long-term health condition.

For more information please visit www.england.nhs.uk/seasonal-invites

A full transcript of this episode is available on our website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/audio-of-2026-winter-flu-vaccination-invite-for-people-with-a-long-term-health-condition-podcast-transcript/

This is the audio version of the winter 2026 vaccination invite for those with a weakened immune system.

For more information please visit www.england.nhs.uk/seasonal-invites

A full transcript of this episode is available on our website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/audio-invite-for-winter-vaccinations-for-people-with-a-weakened-immune-system-podcast-transcript/

This is the audio version of the winter 2026 vaccination invite for those aged 75+.

For more information please visit www.england.nhs.uk/seasonal-invites

A full transcript of this episode is available on our website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/booking-your-nhs-winter-vaccinations-if-youre-aged-75-and-over-podcast-transcript/

This is the audio version of the NHS Autumn Winter 2026 flu invite for those aged 65+.

For more information please visit www.england.nhs.uk/seasonal-invites

A full transcript of this episode is available on our website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/audio-about-winter-flu-vaccination-for-people-aged-65-and-over-podcast-transcript/