Charity launches wellbeing campaign for pharmacists
Pharmacist Support - the profession’s charity - has launched a new campaign urging pharmacists to prioritise their own mental health and wellbeing in the...
UK agrees deal to provide free antibody tests
Britain has agreed a deal to acquire antibody tests, a spokesman for prime minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday (May 21), saying the tests would...
UK risks surge of Covid-19 cases without clarity on strategy, NHS Confederation warns
NHS Confederation has warned the government that the UK is on the verge of risking a second wave of Covid-19 infections if it fails to...
Superdrug criticised for rolling out £69 antibody kit which wasn’t ‘intended for use as a home test’
Superdrug has been criticised for “profiteering from a pandemic” by charging £69 for a home antibody test for coronavirus.
The manufacturer of the test, Abbott,...
British healthcare workers start Covid-19 hydroxychloroquine trial
The UK healthcare workers will on Thursday (May 21) begin taking part in a University of Oxford-led international trial of two anti-malarial drugs to...
Mistura offers free software to support frontline staff during Covid-19
In a bid to support frontline staff during Covid-19 pandemic, Mistura Informatics is offering an online resource, Medicines: A Patient Profile Summary (MaPPs) to...
AstraZeneca to make billion virus vaccine doses if tests succeed
AstraZeneca expects to be able to deliver a billion doses of a possible Covid-19 vaccine this year and next if tests are successful, adding...
GSK joins hands with Mammoth for Covid-19 test
GlaxoSmithKline's consumer health unit has tied up with Mammoth Biosciences to develop a test that uses a technology commonly used in gene editing to...
Exclusive: ‘Pharmacy is a profession made up of superheroes’
By Nigel Swift
What a time to start a new job!
When I made the decision to join Well, I was thinking of a structured timely...
Everyone with symptoms eligible for Covid-19 tests
The government has announced that anyone in the UK with symptoms of coronavirus is now eligible to book a test, ahead of the rollout...
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