RPS Wales joins alliance of over 30 health and care bodies to call for action on health inequalities
RPS has joined an alliance of over 30 health and care bodies to call for urgent action to tackle the growing problem of health...
Lateral flow testing in community pharmacy
Community pharmacies in several parts of England are now providing lateral flow testing (LFT) as part of a local authority organised service.
This includes pharmacies...
Another extension for pandemic delivery service
Home delivery of medicines and medical appliances has been extended further for clinically extremely vulnerable patients living in England.
In a letter published on Feb 19, Lisa...
Currently no plans to ask community pharmacy to remain open over Easter, says NHSE&I
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) has confirmed that there are currently no plans to ask community pharmacy to routinely open on the upcoming...
Morningside owner Kotecha donates £500,000 to help Covid-19 victims in India
A charity, founded by Morningside Pharmaceuticals’ owner Dr Nik Kotecha and his wife Moni, has donated half a million pounds to help hundreds of...
Superdrug launches Covid-19 PCR saliva testing
Superdrug has become the first high street retailer to offer a Covid-19 PCR testing service that uses a patient’s saliva.
The company says its...
PM urged to protect healthcare teams from new Covid-19 variants
Various healthcare organisations representing community pharmacies, doctors, nurses, paramedics, and other healthcare professions have called upon prime minister Boris Johnson to make a quick...
Morrisons U-turn: pharmacists to get gov’t bonus
Retail giant Morrisons has been forced into a climbdown after its decision to deny pharmacy staff a £500 Covid bonus from the Scottish government...
Covid-19 jabs: ‘Ethnic minorities lagging behind’
Barely more than half of Black people in England aged between 70 and 79 had been vaccinated against Covid-19 by Feb 11, compared to...
PDA asks Morrisons to explain why it’s ‘blocking’ Scottish pharmacists’ £500 Covid-19 payment
Following reports that Morrisons pharmacists in Scotland have been blocked from receiving a £500 pandemic bonus from the Scottish government, the Pharmacists' Defence Association has...
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