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Covid-19 and influenza

This CPD module aims to help pharmacy technicians update their knowledge on Covid-19 and influenza

16 Sep 2022

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27% rise in pharmacies offering autumn Covid boosters

NHSE reveals 1,845 pharmacy-led sites are taking part in the autumn booster campaign

07 Sep 2022

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Flu could strike earlier this year warns WHO

Calls for people to get their annual flu vaccination have increased in the last few weeks

02 Sep 2022

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NI pharmacists deliver 80% of care home Covid jabs

Community Pharmacy Northern Ireland hails the sector's achievement in the spring booster campaign.

04 Jul 2022

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Many pharmacies struggled to get involved in Covid booster programme

Questions remain over why pharmacies had to wait so long for a response and why many were turned down.

04 Apr 2022

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Independents provided many more Covid vaccines than large multiples

Eighty-five per cent of 610 pharmacy sites that administered jabs between January and September 2021 were independents.

27 Jan 2022

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Treating coughs

Discover how pharmacy teams can support patients suffering from coughs with this learning module.

26 Jan 2022

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Keep wearing masks in pharmacies, patients urged as Plan B dropped

The UKHSA guidance on masks in healthcare settings will continue to apply.

21 Jan 2022

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Nearly 5,000 pharmacies applied for Covid booster programme last year

NHSE&I said 1,454 pharmacies are currently scheduled to, or have started, phase three boosters.

17 Jan 2022

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Omicron wave: 9 in 10 pharmacies struggling with staff absences

Exclusive: 87% of pharmacies have suffered staff absences in recent weeks, a survey indicates.

11 Jan 2022

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Boris Johnson visits Covid vaccination centre in his constituency

The prime minister visited a Boots vaccination centre in Uxbridge yesterday.

11 Jan 2022

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Two in five Covid infections are asymptomatic

Forty per cent of people with confirmed Covid-19 infections are asymptomatic according to a new meta-analysis.

07 Jan 2022

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'Unfair' to make pharmacies 'ration' lateral flow tests say bodies

NPA and CCA call for calm from public as lateral flow test shortages continue to bite.

07 Jan 2022

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LFD deliveries to pharmacies to rise by a third under new plans

UKHSA brings in a second partner to deliver an extra 3.5 million tests each week.

06 Jan 2022

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Lateral flow demand not going away warns NPA

High demand means Government must be 'candid' about prioritising supplies, says NPA.

04 Jan 2022

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Pharmacies call on public to respect mask rules

Compliance with mask rules varies greatly, finds NPA survey.

17 Dec 2021

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