Matt Hancock to address Sigma webinar on June 23
Community pharmacy contractors will hear from Matt Hancock on the new health and care bill during a webinar to be hosted by Sigma Pharmaceuticals...
Second jab rates ‘lowest’ among over-70s from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds
Nearly two in ten of over 70s from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds have not had their second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, latest data...
‘MPs call for raising age of sale of cigarettes to 21’
A group of British members of parliament has called on the UK government to consider raising the age of sale of cigarettes to 21 from 18 to end the "tobacco epidemic" by the end of the decade, Sky News reported on...
Pharma industry backs G7 stand to address AMR
Amidst rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the global pharmaceutical industry has welcomed communiques issued by the G7 health and finance meeting to address one...
PDA criticises employers’ report as it fails to address their basic responsibilities
The Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) has criticised Community Pharmacy Workforce Development Group’s latest report on pharmacy workforce challenges as it does not address basic...
NHS vaccine lead urges people to get second dose of Covid-19 vaccine immediately
The NHS has been asking people not to delay their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to protect themselves from continuing pandemic threat.
Director of England’s...
Employers, Govt urged for action to eliminate burnout in healthcare sector
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has urged the government, NHS and employers of various healthcare organisations to take necessary steps to reduce burnout and...
NHS starts Covid-jabbing 25 – 29 year olds
The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme has started inviting remaining adults for their Covid-19 jabs from today (June 8).
The last group of adults have been...
RPS calls for increased Covid-19 protection for pharmacy teams
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has joined over 20 other professional bodies and health organisations in demanding that the government and NHS increase Covid-19 protections for...
New study to shed light on brain health of domestic violence victims
A new research has been initiated to investigate the lifelong consequences of domestic violence on brain health.
The Drake IPV Study, led by the University...
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