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Seasonal influenza vaccination programme now underway in community pharmacies across Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's chief medical officer Professor Sir Michael McBride and chief pharmaceutical officer Cathy Harrison officially launched this year’s flu vaccination programme and received...
‘Allergies not linked to mental health traits’
Allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis and hay fever do not cause the onset of mental health conditions or vice versa, according to...
Charges could be introduced for rapid Covid testing from next year
The UK is reportedly aiming early next year to be ready to start charging for some previously free Covid-19 tests, a step one described as driven...
‘Hospitals could struggle this winter despite lower Covid deaths’
Hospitals may struggle to cope if there is a significant surge of Covid-19 in England this winter even if broad vaccination means that deaths do not approach the same levels as last year,...
PDA’s Mark Koziol elected chief of European pharmacists’ organisation
Mark Koziol, chairman of the Pharmacists' Defence Association, has been elected secretary general of the Employed Community Pharmacists of the European Union (EPhEU).
He was confirmed...
Community pharmacies in seven PCNs selected to join NHS contraception management service pilot
A number of community pharmacies in England have been chosen to offer contraceptive pill checks as part of a pilot scheme from NHS England.
The...