EXCLUSIVE: Pharmacies can profit from selling face masks as tax on PPE is cut, says an industry expert
An industry expert says contractors can make reasonable savings from the sale of face masks even as government advice on the public wearing them...
Ramping up Covid-19 testing earlier would have helped UK: Experts
Ramping up Covid-19 testing earlier would have helped the UK by allowing it to trace the contacts of those infected with the novel coronavirus,...
Nigel Swift joins Well as Operations Director
Nigel Swift has joined Well Pharmacy as its Operations Director. He will lead the operational teams that support the chain's 760 pharmacies to ensure...
Well halts online service as demand surges
Well Pharmacy has confirmed that it has temporarily stopped registering more patients to its online prescription service due to a “significant increase in demand.”
Responding...
EXCLUSIVE: Pharmacists will struggle to repay £300m gov’t loan, Barry Gardiner tells Matt Hancock
Labour MP Barry Gardiner has asked the Health Secretary to “reappraise” the current support given to community pharmacists, saying that it will be “extremely...
Police support for pharmacy teams in Wales
To combat increases in hostility, threats and violence directed towards community pharmacists and their teams, police forces in Wales have pledged to provide reassurance...
UK to trial new Covid-19 tracing system
Britain will trial a new coronavirus tracing programme next week on the Isle of Wight, just off the south coast of England, cabinet minister Michael...
Andrew Lane to continue as NPA chair
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has reelected Andrew Lane as its chair while Nick Kaye will serve the association as vice chair for a two...
UK hits Covid-19 testing target as death toll jumps again
Britain has hit its target of carrying out 100,000 Covid-19 tests a day, health minister Matt Hancock said on Friday (1), stressing that the programme...
EXPLAINER: Pharmacists supplying controlled drugs without prescription during a pandemic
Government has passed a legislation with amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 which will empower pharmacists to supply some controlled drugs without...
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