Covid-19 self-isolators to get pharmacy service under pandemic delivery scheme
The NHS has included the Covid-19 self-isolators to obtain necessary pharmacy services under Pandemic Delivery Service (PDS).
Effective from Tuesday (March 16), those who have...
Welsh pharmacists to receive bonus of £735 for Covid-19 efforts
The Welsh government has announced a bonus payment for community pharmacists and other healthcare workers in recognition of their extraordinary service during the Covid-19...
A new pharmacist-led Covid-19 vaccination site opens in Derby after push from locals, politicians
By Eddie Bisknell, local democracy reporter
A new pharmacist-led Covid-19 vaccination site is to open in a Derby suburb after a push from locals and...
Welsh pharmacies to get additional £3.5m cash to cover Covid costs
The Welsh government has announced an additional £3.5m cash injection for community pharmacy to cover its Covid costs.
With the latest funding pledge, community pharmacies...
Londoners receiving AstraZeneca jab dismiss fears; pharmacist allays patients’ concerns
Londoners receiving the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday dismissed concerns about
its potential risks, after several countries suspended its use due to fears about blood clots.
"I've...
Covid-19: A view from the community pharmacy frontline, one year on
By Raj Aggarwal
It was just over 12 months ago when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that we would all go into lockdown on the 23rd of...
India’s Gland Pharma to make up to 252 million Sputnik V vaccine doses
Indian pharmaceutical company Gland Pharma Ltd said on Tuesday (March 16) it had struck a deal with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to...
Young people, women and some ethnic groups least likely to accept a Covid jab when offered: Study
Experts say more must be done to tackle vaccine hesitancy as younger age groups, women and people from some ethnic backgrounds are less likely...
Boris Johnson says AstraZeneca shot is safe
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday (March 15) that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine was safe and that the government was very confident about using...
Disparities in vaccination take-up rates reveal inequalities of race and poverty, say experts
Huge disparities between vaccination take-up rates in richer and poorer areas revealed inequalities of race and poverty in the UK, experts said.
Data showed a...
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