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Hancock: Vaccinations to shift from GPs to pharmacy

Health secretary Matt Hancock has said he wishes to see a “big shift” in how vaccinations are carried out in England this winter.

24 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Record numbers of doctors and nurses in NHS

Record numbers of doctors and nurses are working in the NHS, provisional figures indicate. 

04 Jun 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Hancock's NHS shake up ' must help pharmacy to do more'

New reforms announced today for health and social care in England should take community pharmacies into account, the sector has said. 

11 Feb 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Covid vaccines rolled out to over-70s

From today, the NHS is inviting people aged 70 and over to have a coronavirus vaccine in areas where the first priority groups have had their jab. 

18 Jan 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Hancock slammed by pharmacist on BBC Question Time

Matt Hancock was accused by a pharmacist on BBC Question Time of underestimating the Covid vaccine challenge.

13 Nov 2020 , 1 Min Article

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RPS: Government 'must involve pharmacies' in Covid jabs

RPS president Sandra Gidley has urged the government to employ pharmacies to roll out Covid-19 vaccines.

10 Nov 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Hancock urged to allow pharmacists to amend scripts

Health bodies petition health secretary for change in the law to allow pharmacists to amend scripts when medicines out of stock.

14 Sep 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Hancock to 'drive money towards pharmacy'

Hancock plans to “drive money towards pharmacy” from a growing NHS budget, on the condition they provide “more NHS services”.

08 Sep 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Tackle competition over flu jabs, Hancock urged

Hancock should seek to minimise competition between GP practices and community pharmacies over the provision of flu jabs, a Tory MP says. 

02 Sep 2020 , 1 Min Article

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PHE replacement 'must include pharmacy' says RPS

The body replacing Public Health England must use pharmacy to address the NHS care backlog, the RPS warned. 

18 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Public Health England to be scrapped over Covid handling

Health secretary Matt Hancock will soon abolish Public Health England and merge it into a new organisation specifically tasked with handling pandemics. 

17 Aug 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Hancock visits pharmacy to praise sector's Covid efforts

Health secretary Matt Hancock visited a London pharmacy yesterday to give his thanks for the sector’s role in supporting local communities throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

17 Jun 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Legal action against Hancock over retired pharmacist's Covid-19 death

A dentist has brought proceedings against the health secretary and Public Health England after his father, a retired London community pharmacist, died of Covid-19.

04 Jun 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Test and trace: 'Same rules apply' to pharmacy teams

Health workers including community pharmacy teams are "essentially" subject to the new self-isolation guidelines in the Government's test and trace scheme, the comments of a DHSC spokesperson suggest.

28 May 2020 , 1 Min Article

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New antibody study will inform Govt lockdown strategy

A new Government-funded study is using Covid-19 antibody testing to determine how widespread coronavirus is in the community in Britain.

18 May 2020 , 1 Min Article

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PDA urges Hancock to talk to unions about pharmacy safety

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association urges Matt Hancock to hold talks with unions and employers on pharmacy workers' safety as lockdown eases.

14 May 2020 , 1 Min Article

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