‘New super-variant Covid-22 more dangerous than Delta’
A Coronavirus “super variant” worse than Covid-19, Covid-22, is likely to emerge next year, stated reports on Tuesday (Aug 24), citing a Zurich-based scientist’s...
‘Covid jab protection wanes within six months’
A study was based on data from more than 1.2 million test results has concluded that protection against Covid-19 offered by two doses of...
Alliance Healthcare concerned pharmacies need to serve their communities amid flat funding, increased workload
Alliance Healthcare, one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in Europe, has expressed huge disappointment over the Treasury’s rejection for the funding uplift demand for...
Boots UK and Deliveroo in pact to offer over 400 products at consumers’ doorstep
Boots UK today (August 24) announced an exclusive partnership with Deliveroo to provide 400 plus health and beauty products to consumers at their doorsteps.
The...
Pharmacies to offer blood pressure checks from October, says NHS England
With a new deal, all NHS pharmacies in England will be able to offer blood pressure checks to people aged 40 and over from...
‘Community pharmacists acting together to improve pay’
The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has outlined key outcomes secured by community pharmacists in recent years acting as a trade union to have fairness...
Recovering drug addict slams ‘alarmist’ claims on methadone treatment in Gateshead
By Herbert Soden, Local Democracy Reporter
A recovering drug addict has spoken out following shock claims made about people collecting methadone from Low Fell pharmacies.
This comes...
New Medicine Service expanded to cover 12 new conditions from September 1
The new medicine service (NMS) will be expanded to cover 12 new therapeutic conditions from September 1, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) informed...
NHS secures access to BNF content for next 12 years
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has granted a 12-year contract to the NHS to access the British National Formulary (BNF) content.
BNF for...
Pharmacy funding for 2021/22 remains unchanged at £2.59bn; stakeholders disappointed
The government has kept funding for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) unchanged at £2.592 billion for the year 2021/22, keeping the allocation same...
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