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Putting an end to hygiene poverty

It’s time to end hygiene poverty once and for all. Ruth Brock, CEO at The Hygiene Bank, tells us about their mission.

12 Mar 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Boots to donate 50k hygiene products to children via charity partnership

Products to be donated via The Hygiene Bank's network to schools and local community schemes

25 Aug 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Nearly half of school children not using soap

The Global Hygiene Council has found that 42 per cent of children aged five-10 are not always using soap when they wash their hands in school.

30 Jun 2020 , 1 Min Article

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HMRC moves to fast-track hand sanitiser production

HM Revenue & Customs is to fast-track access to a crucial ingredient needed by manufacturers of hand sanitisers and gels.

18 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy 'getting hand gel requests every six minutes'

Pharmacies throughout the UK have seen a huge spike in demand for hand sanitiser in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

09 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Coronavirus sees global shift in hygiene behaviour

The current coronavirus outbreak has led to widespread concern with many people changing their hygiene behaviours.

25 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Coronavirus public information campaign launched across the UK

A public campaign has been launched to advise people on how to protect themselves from infection from the coronavirus.

03 Feb 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Antimicrobial Resistance

This CPD module looks at antimicrobial resistance and the pharmacy team's role in tackling this patient safety threat.  

14 Oct 2019 , 4 Min Module

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