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Month in review

October 2020: UK medicine shortages

Every change to the UK medicines supply that entered the public record in October 2020 — 2 events across 1 category, each linked to its source. A citable record of October 2020. A record made after the month ended can still add an entry dated in it; an entry that came from a later NHSBSA register check is marked with the date of that check.

New Serious Shortage Protocols · 2

DateMedicine / noticeReference
20 Oct 2020Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP008
20 Oct 2020Serious Shortage Protocol issuedSSP007
← May 2020January 2021 →

Cite as: “UK Shortage Index — October 2020 in review, ShortageSignal (shortagesignal.co.uk/uk-shortage-index/2020-10), by Doctor Data Ltd.” Coverage is England-first and reflects notifications relayed publicly; the archive window means very early months may under-count resolved notices. Not an official NHS or DHSC service.