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A team of 22 community pharmacists in South Tyneside have begun vaccinating housebound patients against coronavirus in a new local scheme. 

An agency has found that nearly all of the locums on its books are willing to administer the Covid vaccine.

In 2019/2020 approximately 81,000 people in England forecast to be admitted to hospital suffering from constipation

Opioid prescribing varies considerably across England and is especially marked in areas of high socio-economic deprivation, a study shows. 

A pharmacist running Covid-19 vaccinations in Brighton describes her involvement in the national immunisation programme as “hugely rewarding”.

Funding for pharmacy CPCS IT systems has been extended until September 30.

Sixty-five community pharmacy-led vaccination sites have this week become part of the coronavirus vaccination programme in England.

Northern Ireland’s CPhO Cathy Harrison has urged pharmacists “with any spare capacity” to assist colleagues in community pharmacies. 

The PSNC has said it is concerned that some general practice teams are referring patients to pharmacies “informally”.

Many in the UK are struggling to maintain a positive mental outlook during the current lockdown, a recent Ipsos MORI poll reveals.

The GPhC's new standards for the initial education and training of pharmacists described as a sea change for the profession.

The results of a pilot CVD service will inform future contractual discussions for the pharmacy sector, says NHS England. 

The MHRA has granted a ‘promising innovative medicine’ designation to experimental RSV drug nirsevimab. 

Pharmacists at a company providing pharmacist services to GP practices are delivering vaccines in the North West.

The Government has decided to extend state-backed clinical negligence indemnity for pharmacies providing Covid-19 jabs until June 30.

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. 

Numark MD Jeremy Meader says he wants community pharmacies to have “fairer clinical recognition.” 

Some employers are allegedly cancelling study leave for provisionally registered pharmacists, the PDA claims. 

A new time-limited funded medicines delivery service will support highly vulnerable patients in Scotland until at least the end of March.

Community pharmacies in Wales need to be involved at scale in providing the Covid-19 vaccine, the country's pharmacy negotiator has said.