Pharmacy In Focus - The official magazine of the Ulster Chemists’ Association in Northern Ireland

Vaccination appeal to friends and parents of young people

Health Minister Robin Swann has asked friends and parents of young people aged 18 and over to encourage them to get vaccinated. The Minister said friends an...

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SENSORY GARDEN AND TRAIL OPENS AT ECOS NATURE PARK, BALLYMENA

With health and wellbeing – and mental health in particular – on everyone’s minds at the moment, a new sensory garden and nature trail has opened at the ECOS N...

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Community pharmacists and GPs rise to the vaccine challenge – Swann

The Health Minister Robin Swann has praised the contribution made by community pharmacists and GPs to the outstanding success of the vaccination programme. ...

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Community Pharmacy teams well-placed to deliver Covid-19 booster vaccine as they hit 100,000 vaccine milestone

The community pharmacy network in Northern Ireland has administered over 100,000 Covid-19 vaccines since taking up the vaccine programme in late March. As f...

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Minister appeals to public on health service pressures

Health Minister Robin Swann has urged the public to support health and social care staff as they continue to work through unprecedented pressures. The Minis...

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Health Minister Opens £10m Mental Health Support Fund

Health Minister Robin Swann has formally opened a £10 million fund designed to assist charitable organisations offering support services to people with mental ...

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Travel queries – all you need to know

As travel queries begin to grow and people begin to question where they can travel to….we ask the pertinent questions of the Department of Health…… Am I all...

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Major milestone ‘wee buns’ for McKenzie’s employee!

When Isabel Keenan began working in McKenzie’s Pharmacy in the Ardoyne in July 1971, she could scarcely have imagined that she’d still be crossing the pharmacy...

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Minister of Health publishes new 10 year Mental Health Strategy

Health Minister Robin Swann today launched the new Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031, setting the strategic direction for mental health in Northern Ireland for ...

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Vaccination drive hits 2m landmark

The number of Covid-19 vaccines administered in Northern Ireland has passed the two million mark. The grand total includes first and second doses. Some 80% of ...

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