PDA encourages pharmacists and BAME patients within the community to #GetVaccinated

The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has launched a new campaign that is calling on all pharmacists to have the COVID-19 vaccine and to help en...

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Remote registration assessment welcomed by overseas candidates in certain time zones

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced that candidates for the upcoming registration assessment, who are currently in countries with more than...

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The Perfect Storm

As the number of attacks on community pharmacists continues to rise, self employed community pharmacist, Una O'Farrell, tells Pharmacy in Focus who needs to ta...

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Wellbeing Workshops available

There’s a lot of pressure on you right now: vaccinations, increased prescription volume, social distancing rules and increasing numbers of unwell people. To...

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Update on NI vaccination figures published

The latest vaccination figures show a total of 438,708 vaccines administered, comprising 409,507 first doses and 29,201 second doses. This includes 205,555 vac...

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Vaccination booking extension announced

People in Northern Ireland who received a shielding letter because they are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) to Covid-19 will be able to book their vaccin...

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CDHN awards funding of £204,000 to projects across Northern Ireland

Community Development and Health Network (CDHN) has announced that funding has been approved for 17 successful applicants in this round of Building the Communi...

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Randox processes ten millionth COVID-19 test!

Randox has confirmed that it has processed its ten millionth sample for the UK’s COVID-19 National Testing Programme, making it the first Pillar 2 testing labo...

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LloydsPharmacy: helping support NHS trusts amid the pandemic

Recent studies have shown that more than 650,000 people with cancer in the UK (22%) have experienced disruption to their cancer treatment or care because of CO...

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Consultation launched on making Pill available from pharmacies

The MHRA has launched a public consultation on the reclassification of two progestogen-only contraceptive pills containing desogestrel. This is the first time ...

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