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Boots supports community pharmacists become Mental Health First Aiders

PDA encourages representatives at Boots to undertake Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training Pharmacists, who are working on the frontline of healthcare, can play an important role in raising awareness...

Surge in stroke cases could cost UK £75bn by 2035, charity warns

By 2035, there will be 151,000 hospital admissions due to stroke every year, averaging 414 admissions per day...

NHS and i.AI forge historic collaboration to boost healthcare

AI assisting NHS to half treatment times for stroke patients and overall patient care experience The Department of Health...

PDA raises concerns over PSNI’s consultation on ‘pharmacy staffing levels’

The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has raised concerns over "certain elements" of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI)’s consultation on pharmacy staffing levels. PSNI...

Alliance Healthcare owner AmerisourceBergen plans to change its name to Cencora

AmerisourceBergen, a leading pharmaceutical solutions organisation, has announced that it will change its name to ‘Cencora’ to better reflect its bold vision and purpose-driven...

Minister Will Quince visits Rowlands pharmacy

Will Quince, MP for Colchester and Health Minister, visited a Rowlands Pharmacy branch on Friday (20 January) in Nayland Road in his constituency. The important...

Amazon Pharmacy in US offers doorstep delivery of generic drugs for a flat $5 monthly fee

Online retail giant Amazon said on Tuesday (January 24) it is offering a $5 monthly subscription plan for U.S. Prime members that will cover...

EU plans changes to pharmaceuticals law to avoid medicine shortages

Proposed changes to a European Union pharmaceuticals law will include stronger obligations for the supply of medicines and earlier notifications of shortages, EU Health...

PSNC rejects government plan to remove transitional payments calling it a ‘spreadsheet balancing act’

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has refused to accept the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)’s decision to get rid of 'transitional...

APPG report calls for a new ‘strategic vision’ for community pharmacy

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pharmacy published a new report on Monday (January 23) that calls for “urgent action” to relieve funding pressure...

Boots welcomes job applications from LloydsPharmacy staff

Boots has welcomed job applications from LloydsPharmacy staff impacted by the news of closure of all its branches located in Sainsbury’s before the end...

Sun Pharma to acquire Concert Pharmaceuticals

Sun Pharma has announced that it will acquire all outstanding shares of Concert Pharmaceuticals through a tender offer for an upfront payment of $8.00...

J&J to discontinue HIV vaccine trial

Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday (January 18) that it was pulling the plug on a late-stage global trial of an HIV vaccine after the...

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