Everybody should get a flu vaccine, Johnson says announcing expanded flu programme
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that everybody should get a flu vaccination to prevent the health service getting overwhelmed in winter if...
Tory peer lashes out at government over plight of pharmacy during pandemic
Lord Michael Grade of Yarmouth has criticised the government’s response to the plight of community pharmacists as frontline workers during the current Covid-19 pandemic...
UK pumps additional £100m to produce successful Covid-19 vaccine
The government has announced an additional £100 million to ensure that any successful Covid-19 vaccine can be produced at large scale in the UK.
The...
GPhC raises pharmacy premises fees by £103 from April 2021
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has decided to increase pharmacy premises fees from £262 to £365.
The governing council of the GPhC made the decision after...
Charac digitises virus test bookings in 2 pharmacies
Pharmacy tech start-up Charac has announced the commencement of a trial period to digitise Covid-19 test bookings in two London-based independent community pharmacies.
Barons Pharmacy...
AstraZeneca targets year end for Covid-19 vaccine
A coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca should be available globally "at cost price" by year end, the firm's director general...
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine developer cautious on 2020 roll-out
The University of Oxford's possible Covid-19 vaccine could be rolled out by the end of the year but there is no certainty, the lead...
GPhC income up 2.2 per cent in 2019-20
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has recorded a 2.2 per cent rise in its total income to £23.2 million in 2019-20 as against last...
Superdrug launches nurse-led virus antibody tests
Superdrug yesterday launched a nurse-led Covid-19 phlebotomy antibody testing service even as the General Pharmaceutical Council today told pharmacists that it was not appropriate...
GPhc asks pharmacies not to sell rapid virus antibody test kits
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhc) has said that it is not appropriate for community pharmacies to be selling and recommending rapid virus antibody test...
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