NPA hires global consultancy firm to study impact of national contract on independent community pharmacy and sector’s response to coronavirus crisis
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has commissioned global consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY) to conduct a survey to find out the financial position...
Well launches online shop for home delivery
Well Pharmacy has launched a new online shopping portal offering delivery of its healthcare products directly to customers’ doorstep.
The new online shop is expected...
PSNC’s guide on how to claim Covid-19 payments
The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has released guidelines for pharmacy contractors to claim their Covid-19-related payments and advises when each payment will be...
UK revises up virus-related deaths to 46,000
Britain's number of deaths "involving" the coronavirus has risen to 46,000, substantially higher than the 36,914 fatalities officially reported so far, according to a...
Community pharmacists urge PM to intervene and waive off £300m cash advance, ‘The Times’ reports
Over a thousand community pharmacists have written to the prime minister asking him to intervene as the sector faces financial ruin in the wake...
Remdesivir to be used on ‘selected’ Covid-19 cases
The government today (May 26) announced that selected patients with severe Covid-19 will be allowed to be treated with remdesivir.
The specific criteria for the...
PSNC presses for new approach to script switching
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has raised concerns about the appropriateness of prescription switching during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Community pharmacy contractors have started to receive...
Contractors can claim early May bank holiday payments  Â
Community pharmacy contractors can now claim their payment for opening their respective pharmacies on the Early May Bank Holiday.
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I)...
One-hour Covid-19 test being trialed at London hospitals Â
A Covid-19 test that gives results in just over an hour and which requires no laboratory, potentially allowing for swifter testing of much larger...
AstraZeneca gets £822m from US to fund Covid-19 vaccine
British pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca on Thursday (May 21) said it had secured more than $1 billion (£0.82bn) from the US to help fund production...
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