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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...
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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...
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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...
Pharmacists’ confidence diminishes due to mounting financial pressure, Lloyds Bank’s survey reveals
Growing financial pressures has dented pharmacists confidence, despite an anticipated increase in profits in the current year, latest Lloyds Bank Healthcare Confidence Index revealed...
Covid jab to be mandatory for frontline NHS staff in England; RPS says informed choice better than compulsory vaccination
Expressing its concerns over the Government’s decision to make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for health workers in England, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has said...
McKesson’s AAH becomes solus distributor for NHS Scotland vaccine programme
McKesson UK’s wholesale arm AAH has been appointed as solus provider of storage and distribution services for seasonal influenza vaccines and other products by...
UK health services commit to net zero carbon emissions
All four UK health services have committed to net zero carbon emissions, health secretary Sajid Javid announced today (November 9).
Lauding the commitment, Javid said:...
NHS chief urges people to take Covid jab – ‘an evergreen offer’
With the approaching winter, the NHS chief executive has urged people to come forward to take a Covid-19 jab at nearby pharmacies, clinics, GP...
BREAKING: Government announces £15.9m funding to train pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are set to receive up to £15.9 million over the next four years which will help them thrive in multidisciplinary healthcare...
UK to roll out Covid-19 antiviral drug trial this month: Health Security Agency
Britain will start to roll out Merck's molnupiravir Covid-19 antiviral pill through a drug trial later this month, Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency said...
PDA says locums under ‘no obligation’ to assist contractors with HMRC probe
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has advised locums that they are under “no direct obligation” to help contractors gather data for an HM Revenue...
Appeal launched to reopen long disused Cumbria pharmacy to fix waiting times
An appeal has been launched to reopen a long disused pharmacy at Carlisle in North West England to reduce waiting times.
Liberal Democrats in Stanwix...
Pharmacies to start receiving materials for the winter vaccines campaign from today
Community pharmacy contractors will start receiving materials for the winter vaccines campaign via Royal Mail from today (November 8).
It is the second mandated health...