One-hour Covid-19 test being trialed at London hospitals
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...
Oxford expands virus vaccine trial to older adults and children
Oxford University said on Friday (May 22) it is recruiting thousands of volunteers for the next phase in human trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it...
GPhC sets criteria for provisional registration of pre-regs; assessment to move online
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has decided on the criteria to register pharmacists on a provisional basis as part its response to the COVID-19...
Codeword scheme to use pharmacy visits to tackle rise in domestic abuse
Domestic abuse victims will be able to seek help by giving a codeword to shop staff or pharmacists under a new scheme announced on...
Well doubles online capacity to meet growing patient demand due to pandemic
Due to growing patient demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, Well Pharmacy has doubled its online capacity.
While the chain was seeing approximately 3,000 patients a...
Charity launches wellbeing campaign for pharmacists
Pharmacist Support - the profession’s charity - has launched a new campaign urging pharmacists to prioritise their own mental health and wellbeing in the...
UK agrees deal to provide free antibody tests
Britain has agreed a deal to acquire antibody tests, a spokesman for prime minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday (May 21), saying the tests would...
UK risks surge of Covid-19 cases without clarity on strategy, NHS Confederation warns
NHS Confederation has warned the government that the UK is on the verge of risking a second wave of Covid-19 infections if it fails to...
Superdrug criticised for rolling out £69 antibody kit which wasn’t ‘intended for use as a home test’
Superdrug has been criticised for “profiteering from a pandemic” by charging £69 for a home antibody test for coronavirus.
The manufacturer of the test, Abbott,...
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