PM pledges support and praises pharmacists for doing “an absolutely outstanding job”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has renewed his pledge to support community pharmacies, praising the sector for doing "an absolutely outstanding job" on the frontline...
RPS urges to assess Covid-19 risk in pharmacies as government imposes curbs
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) on Wednesday (September 23) has called for necessary action to properly assess the Covid-19 risk among community pharmacy teams...
Pandemic delivery service to continue in Covid-19 outbreak areas
Community pharmacy home delivery service will be commissioned from Thursday (September 24) for shielded patients who live in the local Covid-19 outbreak areas until...
We reserve the right to deploy greater firepower, says PM as he imposes 6-month second wave curbs
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday (Sept 22) asked people of the United Kingdom to work from home where possible and ordered restaurants and...
Employers can refer self-isolating pharmacists for Covid-19 tests
As essential workers, community pharmacy staff are eligible for priority Covid-19 testing through the government’s employer referral system.
Employers can refer self-isolating community pharmacists for...
Death risk higher in people who tested for both flu and Covid-19: study
The risk of death more than doubled for people who tested positive for both flu and coronavirus, compared to those with Covid-19 alone, a...
Pharmacies will play a crucial role in this winter’s NHS flu vaccination service, says Jo Churchill as she gets her jab in a community...
Pharmacy minister Jo Churchill said pharmacies would play a crucial role in this winter's NHS flu vaccination service as she got her "flu jab...
PM Johnson to urge Britons to go back to working from home – The Telegraph
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce later today (Sept 22) new restrictions including early pub closure and a return to working from home, The Telegraph...
UK could hit 50K Covid cases per day by mid October if rise continues unabated, senior medics say
The United Kingdom will face an exponentially growing death rate from Covid-19 within weeks unless government moves urgently to halt a rapidly spreading second...
RPS and RCGP urge collaboration on flu jabs
Two national bodies have urged pharmacists and general practitioners to work together to maximise the number of people who receive a flu jab this...
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