The newly-formed All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Life Sciences has written to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Jane Reeves, urging her to protect and promote the life sciences sector in... Read More
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Researchers at the University of Oxford have received a grant of up to £600,000 from Cancer Research UK to develop the world’s first vaccine to prevent ovarian cancer. Named OvarianVax, the... Read More
The University of Bath’s Department of Life Sciences has introduced a series of five new online short courses for pharmacy professionals. These courses aim to support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in... Read More
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), the parent company of high street pharmacy Boots, plans to close 1,200 stores in the United States over the next three years in response to a... Read More
Many community pharmacies are under severe financial strain due to chronic underfunding and a mismatch between medicine costs and reimbursement rates. A report by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) revealed that... Read More
Community pharmacists across the UK are looking for ways to reduce operational costs and find new sources of revenue. This is a pressing issue for the sector: reversing a decade... Read More
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has raised the alarm that many community pharmacies are facing losses on NHS prescriptions due to the “broken” funding system. An analysis of prescription drug prices... Read More
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease remained the leading cause of death in England and Wales in 2023, maintaining the pre-pandemic trend, according to the latest data from the Office for National... Read More
As part of major plans to improve staff safety, the National Health Service (NHS) has unveiled a new policy aimed at tackling sexual misconduct within the health service. The policy, which... Read More
Northern Ireland’s Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has welcomed the launch of the 2024/25 Experiential Learning (EL) Programme, designed to equip future pharmacists with the skills needed for a greater role... Read More