Pharmacies can now get additional stock of LFD test kits to meet rising demand
The Pharmacy Collect team is now in position to supply additional stocks of lateral flow device ( LFD test kits ) to pharmacies that...
Independent pharmacies led Covid vaccination drive, NPA research reveals
Independent pharmacies played a leading role in administering Covid-19 vaccines in the country, latest data compiled by the National Pharmacy Association has revealed.
According to...
Pharmacist brothers offer ‘Jabs with Kebabs’ to encourage Covid vaccine uptake
A pair of pharmacist brothers, who also own a popular restaurant in Kent, have started an innovative initiative ‘Jabs with Kebabs’ to encourage their...
UK designates Omicron sub-lineage a variant under investigation
The UK Health Security Agency on Friday said it had designated a sub-lineage of the dominant and highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant as a...
UKSHA’s infection prevention control guidance still applies to pharmacies
Despite the government’s announcement on lifting most Covid-19 related restrictions from next Thursday (January 27), people working in community pharmacies will be required to...
Boris Johnson announces lifting most Covid-19 restrictions from next week
Prime minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday (January 19) that Covid-19 restrictions re-imposed in England last month would be lifted by from next Thursday...
Pharmacy Business Awards postponed to March 23
The 21st edition of the Pharmacy Business Awards have been postponed due to a dramatic rise in the number of Omicron cases nationwide in recent months.
The...
Viatris launches rapid self-test to detect antibodies developed after Covid-19 jab
American global healthcare company, Viatris, has launched a new rapid self-test for qualitative detection of antibodies developed after Covid-19 vaccinations.
The firm is going to...
End of the road for free provision of Covid tests?
A news report suggests the Department of Health and Social Care is aiming to be ready to start charging for Covid tests which are currently free...
Deadline for mandatory Covid-19 jab nears for frontline staff, thousands face termination
As the deadline for the frontline healthcare workers to get fully vaccinated approaches, tens of thousands of NHS staff who have not yet taken...
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