RPS highlights workforce crisis in pharmacy to Welsh Parliament
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has informed the Welsh Parliament about the workforce crisis in the pharmacy sector and the need to prioritise staff...
First-timers buy Paydens pharmacy in Peterborough
A married couple who are investing in a pharmacy for the first time have bought Paydens branch in Peterborough for an undisclosed price.
A standard...
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Uday Bose is elected chair of European Medicines Group
Boehringer Ingelheim's UK & Ireland managing director Uday Bose has been elected chair of the European Medicines Group (EMG).
Established in 2001, the EMG is a...
Coughs can spread Covid-19 beyond two metres: Cambridge study
A new study has shown that Covid-19 can spread between unmasked people at a distance of more than two metres even outdoors.
A team of...
Prince of Wales opens new AstraZeneca research centre
Prince Charles formally opened a new 1 billion pound AstraZeneca research and development (R&D) facility in Cambridge on Tuesday (November 23), as the company...
GSK ties up with Arrowhead to develop drug candidate for fatty liver disease
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals on Monday (November 22) entered a drug development deal with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) under which the British drugmaker will develop and market Arrowhead's...
RPS urges pharmacy regulator to remove two-year wait for pharmacists before they can train to become independent prescribers
To help transform care for patients, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is calling on the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to remove the two-year post-qualification...
NHSX, NHS Digital and Health Education England to merge with NHS England under workforce and technology reforms
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced on Monday (November 22) that it would integrate NHS Digital, NHSX and Health Education England...
New drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy will be available on NHS
Around 1,500 people in England with the rare genetic disorder spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are set to benefit from a new treatment following a...
Health Security Agency to approach pharmacies to complete evaluation of LFD test kits
To complete the evaluations of Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test kits, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will approach pharmacies and send 15 combined...
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