Alliance Healthcare UK appoints Marie Evans as new managing director
Alliance Healthcare, the UK’s largest pharmaceutical wholesaler, announced today (December 7) the appointment of Marie Evans as its new managing director.
Evans, who is the...
NHS England boss gets her Covid booster dose in Brixton community pharmacy; urges people to take their top-up jab
NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard joined over 17 million people in England by taking her Covid-19 booster dose on Monday (December 6) whilst encouraging...
England has community transmission of Omicron variant: Sajid Javid
Health secretary Sajid Javid said on Monday (December 6) there is now community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus across regions of...
PSNC urges government to support pharmacies in Covid-19 booster programme
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has asked the government and the NHS to give more support to all community pharmacies as they gear up...
Nothing to see here: LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace
By Robbie Turner
Later this week I will be speaking at the Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference on a panel exploring LGBTQ + inclusion in the...
Boots’ parent company weighs potential sale of Britain’s largest pharmacy chain
The parent company of Boots, Britain’s largest pharmacy-led health and beauty chain, is reportedly considering putting its UK pharmacies up for sale next year...
Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid-19, warns Oxford vaccine creator
Future pandemic could be even more lethal than Covid-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world must ensure it is prepared for the next viral onslaught, one...
Contractors advised to review LFD kits stock, place orders to meet high demand during festive time
With a potential increase in social events during the festive season and the government’s updated recommendation in the wake of new Covid-19 variant Omicron,...
Boots makes revised pay offer to pharmacists; PDA ask members to respond
After a series of internal pay negotiations and conciliation meetings, Boots has made a revised pay offer to its pharmacists.
With the new development, the...
Data shows drop in HIV diagnoses; RPS seeks availability of PrEP tablets at community pharmacies
While the latest report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed a 33 per cent drop in total number of new HIV diagnoses...
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