Prime Minister Johnson plans to delay lockdown lifting until July 19: The Sun
Prime minister Boris Johnson is set to delay lockdown lifting to July 19 after cases of the Delta variant, first identified in India, rose in the country, The Sun reported on Friday (June 11).
Under plans that will be announced on Monday, a two week review will be included meaning Covid-19Â restrictions could...
Over 70m doses of Covid-19 delivered so far
Over 70 million Covid-19 vaccines have been administered to the adults in the UK up until now, according to latest government figures.
A total of...
PDA backs NPA campaign to save pharmacies
A petition to help save community pharmacies from closure has garnered almost 100,000 signatures so far but the trade union which represents pharmacists is...
Four community pharmacists among seven new RPS Scotland fellows
Four well-known community pharmacists are among seven newly appointed Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) fellows in Scotland.
Matt Barclay is director of operations at Community Pharmacy...
NHS pumps £20m into PCN and community pharmacy-led Covid-19 vaccination sites
The NHS is to provide an additional £20 million to support primary care network (PCN) and community pharmacy-led Covid-19 vaccination sites.
Each Sustainability Transformation Partnerships...
PHE warns of increased risk of malaria amidst Covid-19 travel plans
As international travel starts to recover amidst Covid-19 pandemic, the need to ensure protection against malaria for all those potentially exposed will be as...
NICE recommends new treatment options for moderate rheumatoid arthritis
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended adalimumab, etanercept, and infliximab, taken with methotrexate to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
The NICE’s final...
Trial begins for new blood test to predict sepsis
Clinicians at Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital are leading medical trials of a blood test that could help to save thousands of lives a year...
Hancock defends Covid response, hits back at Cummings
Of the new Covid-19 cases being reported in Britain, almost 91 per cent are now delta variant, health secretary Matt Hancock said on Thursday...
Young scientist’s study backs race to improve antibiotics
A scientist at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has revealed promising results during a study to improve antibiotic based therapies.
Using a bacterial...
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