Community pharmacy contractors can expect more CPCS referrals
Community pharmacy contractors are likely to receive more referrals from NHS 111 for the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) following a review of the...
Community pharmacies deliver over 22 million Covid-19 jabs in one year
Community pharmacies played a central role in the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, delivering more than 22 million jabs in the past 12...
Morningside Pharmaceuticals’ Nik Kotecha receives Distinguished Alumni Award by Imperial College London
Dr Nik Kotecha OBE, chairman of Morningside Pharmaceuticals and the Randal Charitable Foundation, has won the Distinguished Alumni Award at Imperial College London’s Alumni...
Effort to jab vulnerable communities get funding boost of £22.5 million
Backed by a £22.5 million of government funding, community vaccine champions will tap into their local networks and encourage people in their communities to...
Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam to step down as deputy chief medical officer in March
Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has announced that he will step down as deputy chief medical officer (DCMO) for England at the end of March...
England to cut minimum Covid self-isolation to five days
The minimum Covid self-isolation period in England will be cut to five days from seven if someone tests negative twice, health secretary Sajid Javid...
AstraZeneca inks pact with Scorpion Therapeutics to develop medicines against cancer proteins
Global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca has signed an agreement with Scorpion Therapeutics to discover, develop and commercialize precision medicines against cancer proteins.
The collaboration,...
Nearly 9,000 pharmacy contractors benefit from earlier advance payment in January
Nearly 9,000 pharmacy contractors benefitted from earlier advance payment in January, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) said in an update.
Contractors who declared their December...
More than 40 million people are now double jabbed against Covid-19
The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme has administered more than 40 million second doses following a bumper week that saw over 200,000 people coming forward...
GPhC appoints BTL Group to conduct common registration assessment
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has appointed a new provider, BTL Group Ltd, to conduct its common registration assessment sittings, which it holds jointly...
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