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Have NHS ambulance response times improved? Lib Dems raise concern

The party sounds alarm over ambulance Category 2 delays encompassing urgent stroke and heart attack cases The NHS's latest report on ambulance services in England for March 2024 reveals significant...

Sigma Pharmaceuticals helps raise over £70,000 for charitable causes

Sigma's Financial Director, Bhavin Shah, completed a 26.2-mile marathon run in support of charities dedicated to caring for...

1 in 3 ethnic minorities need 3 or more GP visits for cancer diagnosis, new survey reveals

Currently, only 60 per cent of cancer diagnoses are taking place before the cancer has progressed The latest findings...

No reliable evidence of link between ibuprofen and coronavirus, says government advisory body

The government's medicines advisory body has determined that there is currently insufficient evidence to establish a link between the use of ibuprofen and coronavirus. The...

National daily highlights pharmacy’s plight, PSNC reiterates sector needs urgent funding

A national daily has said pharmacy needs government funding within weeks 'to stay afloat', as the sector works “flat out” to meet surging demand...

Mental Health for gaming enthusiasts amidst the Pandemic

While it seems like our physical health has been the priority over everything else over the last few weeks, we should forget that mental...

University begins large-scale sanitiser production

The University of Wolverhampton has produced 100 litres of surface and hand sanitisers in 24 hours to help combat shot supplies of the anti-viral...

Contractors to be paid £500 per month from ‘extra funding’ for pandemic delivery service: PSNC

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) on Friday (April 10) announced the details of the “extra funding” it has secured for community pharmacy pandemic...

UK sets out nation-wide plan to ensure PPE delivery to frontline Covid-19 ‘fighters’

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock published a country-wide plan on Friday (April 10) to ensure that critical personal protective equipment (PPE) is...

UK Covid-19 deaths rise above 11K  

The death toll from Covid-19 in British hospitals rose to 11,329 on Monday (13) as the government - without its recuperating leader Boris Johnson...

How to Overcome Severe Tiredness

Do you feel constantly tired? Are you having trouble focusing? You shouldn’t ignore those problems. Continuous lack of energy can seriously influence your life...

‘Generally supportive’ ACMD cautiously endorses emergency legislation to allow pharmacists to supply controlled drugs, but warns of ‘misuse’

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has cautiously endorsed the Home Office proposals to allow pharmacists to supply some controlled drugs...

Isolated patients to connect with family during Covid-19 via video calls

Thousands of isolated residents and patients will be able to connect with their family and friends with video call devices during Covid-19, the government...

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