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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...

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...

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...

ABPI launches consultation for a ‘new look’ code of practice for pharmaceutical industry

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has launched a public consultation, proposing a "new look, more user friendly" Code of Practice for...

UK lowers Covid-19 alert level

The UK’s chief medical officers have agreed that the Covid-19 threat level should be lowered one notch to "epidemic is in general circulation" from "transmission is high or...

DHSC releases second drug price concession list for June

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has released second drug price concession list for the month of June, 2020 on Thursday (June...

UK ditches Covid-19 app model to use Google-Apple system

Britain will switch to Apple and Google technology for its Covid-19 test-and-trace app, ditching its homegrown system which was not working well enough on Apple's...

Covid-19 test and trace system crosses 87K in England

The number of contacts of positive Covid-19 cases reached by England's test and trace system in its first two weeks of operation was 87,639, Britain's...

Evorel products may witness supply disruptions

Theramex, the manufacturer of Evorel products, said there will be an intermittent supply shortages of Evorel 75, Evorel Conti in June due to rising demand. The...

Well unveils initiative to asses risks to BAME staff

Well Pharmacy has joined forces with senior academic and pharmacist Professor Mahendra Patel to assess risks to its black Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME)...

Gidley’s apology for ‘insensitive’ comments on BAME discrimination sparks debate

RPS president Sandra Gidley has apologised for her ‘insensitive’ comments on discrimination faced by pharmacists from the BAME background. The comment and apology have, however,...

Scheme to incentivise pharma giants to develop new generation of antibiotics

To help secure much-needed alternative treatment options for NHS patients, the UK government will be launching a pioneering scheme that incentivises pharmaceutical companies to...

Three year deal to pump £18.3m into Welsh pharmacies

Community pharmacies in Wales are to get an additional funding in excess of £18m by 2023 in a three-year settlement with the Welsh government. Welsh...

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