RPS, 24 other organisations urge Sajid Javid to retain free prescriptions for over 60s in England
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and 24 other organisations have signed a letter calling for the retention of free prescriptions for patients aged 60...
Updated NMS service specification published
Following expansion of the New Medicine Service (NMS) last month, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) have published an updated version of the service...
Pharmacy Quality Scheme guidance for pharmacy contractors is out
Following on from the 2021-22 Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) announcement last month, new guidance has been published for community pharmacy contractors to meet the...
UK to give third Covid jab to immunosuppressed
Britain will give severely immunosuppressed people a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine to increase their chances of generating a better immune response, although officials stressed the offer was separate from any broader booster vaccine programme.
Public Health...
Pharmacy teams get ‘go-ahead’ to begin seasonal flu vaccination
Pharmacy teams have received final ‘go-ahead’ from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to start community pharmacy seasonal influenza vaccination advanced service...
MHRA appoints four non-executive directors to board
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has appointed Dr Junaid Bajwa, Professor Graham Cooke, Dr Paul Goldsmith and Raj Long as four...
Merck begins late-stage trial of experimental Covid-19 drug
Merck and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said on Wednesday (Sep 1) they had begun enrolling patients in a late-stage trial of their experimental drug molnupiravir...
English study finds long Covid affects up to 1 in 7 children months after infection
As many as one in seven children may have symptoms linked to the coronavirus months after testing positive for Covid-19, a new study has found.
Children rarely...
Self-isolation no longer a requirement for fully vaccinated pharmacy staff in Scotland
Fully vaccinated pharmacy team members in Scotland are no longer required to isolate and can return to work even after coming in close contact...
‘Community pharmacy plays pivotal role in evolving health and social care landscape’
With the health and social care landscape undergoing fundamental change in the UK and the country recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, the role of...
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