OPNION: The time for change is now
By Elsy Gomez Campos
The coronavirus pandemic has put the spotlight back on the socioeconomic disparities affecting our society. The BAME population and the BAME NHS...
Risk assessment survey for pharmacists launched
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the Black Pharmacists Association (UKBPA) have launched a survey on Friday (June 12) to ensure the safety of...
PHE makes available new set of Covid-19 posters for pharmacies
Public Health England (PHE) has updated Covid-19 posters for pharmacies and advised contractors to display those in places where they can be seen before...
Think ‘big and bold’ about the post-crisis world, NPA tells independent pharmacies
Following consultations with its members, the National Pharmacy Association has detremined that independent community pharmacy sector will need to think "big and bold" about...
Update on flu vaccination in pharmacy still awaited: PSNC
In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has been continuing its discussions with the NHS on potential changes to...
Moderna’s virus vaccine to enter final trial stage in July
A vaccine against Covid-19 developed by the US biotech firm Moderna will enter the third and final stage of its clinical trial in July with 30,000...
England’s test and trace system reaches 26,985 in first week
England's new track and tracing system was able to contact two thirds of the people who tested positive for Covid-19 and were referred to...
Pharmacist-led study warns against substandard hand sanitisers
Consumers face a ‘real risk’ of purchasing hand cleaners with low or inadequate concentrations of alcohol, a new study has warned.
The researchers, who looked...
Widespread mask-wearing could prevent Covid-19 second waves: Study
Population-wide face mask use could push Covid-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics, and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease...
UK tests anti-inflammatory, cancer drugs as possible virus therapy
Two drugs used to treat inflammatory diseases and cancer are being tested as potential therapies for patients with Covid-19, the Universities of Birmingham and...
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