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

Flu and Covid vaccination plans detailed

The Department of Health has set out the different components of the winter vaccination drive across Northern Ireland. The flu vaccination programme is now ...

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Flu vaccination programme now underway at community pharmacies

Chief Medical Officer, Professor Sir Michael McBride, and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Cathy Harrison, officially launched this year’s community pharmacy flu ...

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Alliance Healthcare Marks National Customer Service Week

Alliance Healthcare marks National Customer Service Week with a week-long internal engagement event for its 5,500 colleagues. Commencing on Monday 04 Octobe...

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Health Minister announces grants to support mental health services

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced the allocation of £8.7million in support grants to a range of charitable and community organisations providing mental...

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Think ‘Pharmacy First’ this World Pharmacists Day to help alleviate pressures on the health service

Ahead of World Pharmacists Day tomorrow, the public is being encouraged to make use of their local community pharmacists and the variety of services they can o...

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Swann welcomes Ronapreve for treatment of COVID-19

Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the announcement that new treatment, Ronapreve® will be available for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 from this we...

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JABS NOW AVAILABLE AT BALMORAL SHOW

The Health and Agriculture Ministers have urged any unvaccinated visitors to the Balmoral Show to use the opportunity to get jabbed. The mobile vaccination ...

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New Jabbathon dates announced

The Jabbathon vaccine promotion will continue next week with a range of clinics open across Northern Ireland. Mobile walk-in clinics will continue at some 3...

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Community pharmacies to play pivotal role in winter flu vaccinations

Community Pharmacy welcomes the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme 2021/22 letter issued by the Department of Health today, which confirms an enhanced ro...

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Impact of air pollution: pharmacists asked to take action

GSK’s scientific initiative, The Clean Breathing Institute (TCBI), along with the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has issued a Call to Action to ...

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