You’ve done your duty, stepped up to the plate: Matt Hancock tells community pharmacists
Health secretary Matt Hancock has commended pharmacists and their teams for “stepping up to the plate” as he highlighted the importance of community pharmacy...
More than 70 workers test positive for Covid-19 on an English farm
Around 200 people employed to pick crops at a farm near Malvern in England’s West Midlands region have been told to self isolate after...
Nicola Sturgeon sees surge in support for virus response
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wore a tartan face mask on a recent visit to shops in Edinburgh, as they prepared to reopen after...
Biocon secures approval for its drug to be used on Covid-19 patients
India's Biocon Ltd has received regulatory approval for its drug Itolizumab to be used on coronavirus infected patients suffering from moderate to severe respiratory...
Pharmacists need to engage in FTP process to ensure service quality, customer safety: GPhC
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has asked pharmacists to engage with the fitness to practise (FTP) process to improve their quality of service and...
Commons PAC asks government to immediately tackle PPE shortages
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised its concerns over reported shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the current Covid-19...
UK opts not to join EU’s Covid-19 vaccine scheme
Britain has turned down the chance to join a £2.15 billion European Union plan to secure advance purchases of promising Covid-19 vaccines, saying the EU...
NPA survey finds huge public support for pharmacy; Lane asks Gov’t to waive off £370m cash advance
A nation-wide poll commissioned by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has revealed that pharmacists currently enjoy huge public support, with 81 per cent of...
Pharma giants invest heavily in antibiotic research
Antibiotic resistance has the potential to cause a global health crisis far worse than Covid-19, a group of global pharmaceutical companies warned Thursday (July...
BREAKING: Boots will cut more than 4,000 jobs, but plans exclude pharmacists
Boots has announced that it's planning to cut more than 4,000 jobs as part of a major shake-up to mitigate the "significant impact" of...
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