UK records lowest Covid-19 toll in weeks as Johnson returns
Britain on Sunday (26) reported its lowest daily rise in coronavirus deaths in nearly four weeks as officials confirmed prime minister Boris Johnson had returned...
UK to start plasma trials to treat Covid-19 patients
Britain is to start trials to see whether plasma collected from donors who have recovered from Covid-19 could be an effective treatment for patients who...
UK nears 20,000 Covid-19 hospital deaths
Nearly 20,000 people have died in hospital in Britain after testing positive for the new coronavirus, the latest data showed on Friday (24).
Speculation mounted that prime...
Essential workers’ self-referral testing website closes as demand jumps
A website for essential workers in Britain applying to get a test for Covid-19 said on Friday (24) it was closed for new applicants just hours...
Covid-19 testing extended to all essential workers with symptoms   Â
All essential workers in England, and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested, the...
PDA to host live webinar to support pre-reg pharmacists
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) will hold a live webinar for its pre-registration pharmacist members at 07.30 pm on Wednesday (29).
The webinar will be...
RPS demands occupational health support for all pharmacists
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has urged the government to extend greater occupational health support for all pharmacists, in line with arrangements for GPs and...
Pharmacies may remain open on May bank holiday
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) may ask community pharmacies to remain open on May 8th bank holiday.
Community pharmacies remained open on Good Friday...
Calls for pre-reg visa extension
The Home Office has been asked to extend visa for pre-reg pharmacists for a year following announcement last month that doctors, nurses and paramedics...
UK not asking doctors to compromise on PPE: Hancock
Guidance for personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals is based on clinical advice and does not ask doctors to compromise on safety, British health...
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