Pharmacy in the news
There’s already been intense media interest in pharmacy and medicines, in light of coronavirus.
12 Mar
The Mirror. Pharmacists ramp up pressure on Rishi Sunak and top Tories to cover Covid costs
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/pharmacists-ramp-up-pressure-rishi-23703384
Sky News. The simple hand signal that lets people know you’re in danger – and other ways to ask for help
9 Mar
Pharmacy Business. NPA members take funding campaign to ministers’ own backyards; MPs debate pharmacy in Commons
NPA members take funding campaign to ministers’ own backyards; MPs debate pharmacy in Commons
8 Mar
Pharmacy Business. NPA pharmacy jobs scheme reaches 100 milestone
NPA pharmacy jobs scheme reaches 100 milestone
3 March
ICP. Pharmacy leaders condemn ‘exasperating’ Sunak budget
https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/668787-pharmacy-leaders-condemn-exasperating-sunak-budget
BBC. Contraception: Should the pill be sold over the counter?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56147693
Pharmacy Magazine. NPA deal with Medicspot enables pharmacies to sell Covid-19 PCR tests
1 March
C&D. NPA chair: It’s time for DH to make good on pharmacy funding promises
17 February
Pharmacy Business. NHS lowers minimum threshold to 400 jabs a week for pharmacy-led vaccination sites
NHS lowers minimum threshold to 400 jabs a week for pharmacy-led vaccination sites
16 February
C&D. GPhC changes position on sale of COVID-19 rapid antibody tests
10 February
The Guardian. Pharmacists in England considering strike action over Covid debts
5 February
The Independent. On the vaccination frontline: ‘A bike shop owner said we could use half of his store for free’
4 February
ICP. PHE pulls guidance advising against Covid testing in pharmacies
3 February
Kent Messenger TV. Amish Patel interview on vaccine fears.
29 January
Pharmacy ‘first ports of call’ are disappearing in struggling communities
28 January
Pharmacy Business. More pharmacies join network of over 1,400 vaccination sites
More pharmacies join network of over 1,400 vaccination sites
21 January
ICP. Another 65 pharmacies begin Covid vaccinations
https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/661122-another-65-pharmacies-begin-covid-vaccinations
20 January
The Independent: On the vaccination front line: pharmacists feel close to our patients – we’re honoured to be involved in jabs
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/comment/vaccination-front-line-pharmacist-vaccine-rollout-836906
14 January
BBC News: Andrew Lane interview
BBC: Covid-19: High Street chemists start vaccinations in England
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55649947
Independent: Codeword scheme in pharmacies to give domestic abuse victims ‘lifeline’
Eastern Eye: Let local pharmacists help with vaccinations
https://www.easterneye.biz/let-local-pharmacists-help-with-vaccinations/
13 January
ICP. NPA and RPS celebrate milestone anniversaries
https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/659320-npa-and-rps-celebrate-milestone-anniversaries
8 January
Pharmacy Magazine. Vulnerable communities will get vaccine says minister
BBC News: NPA Chair, Andrew Lane discusses COVID vaccinations.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcnews
7 January
NPA took part in important, can-do meeting with Kemi Badenoch, Jo Churchill and Nadhim Zahawi.
5 January
FT: Frontline UK teams query ability to vaccinate most vulnerable
https://www.ft.com/content/62422c11-3c63-4c70-a196-610d26fd2cb2
31 December
Daily Telegraph (paywall). Boris Johnson to move ‘heaven and earth’ to roll out vaccine and ease tough new restrictions
FT (paywall). How does the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine work?
https://www.ft.com/content/52d37cb2-e23c-4881-b7f1-416d554f248e
17 December
ICP. Pharmacy Covid funding petition passes 40,000 signatures
14 December
Conservative Home. Steve Brine: The pharmacists have helped us through this crisis. Yet their future is threatened.
Pharmacy Magazine. AAH axes pharmacy surcharges following critical NPA report
https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/aah-weve-stopped-surcharges-on-pharmacies
11 December
Pharmacy Business. Campaigners urge for COVID-19 funding to save pharmacies from closure
https://www.pharmacy.biz/campaigners-urge-for-covid-19-funding-to-save-pharmacies-from-closure/
ICP. NPA creates 400 placements for unemployed youth
https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/654336-npa-reaches-400-placements-in-new-unemployment-scheme
5 December
The Sun. Brits urged to get flu and COVID-19 double vaccination this winter – but at least a week apart
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13394856/patients-urged-to-get-flu-covid-jabs-apart/
25 November
Pharmacy Magazine. Pharmacies need share of NHS £3bn, NPA tells Sunak https://www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk/some-of-the-3bn-outlined-for-nhs-must-go-to-pharmacy-warns-npa
9 November
ICP. NPA ‘won’t stop lobbying for funding support’
https://www.independentpharmacist.co.uk/649715-npa-we-wont-stop-lobbying-for-funding-support
Pharmacy Business. Nearly 70 per cent of UK adults visited pharmacy during pandemic: NPA survey
4 November
C&D. How pharmacy further integrated with NHS during ‘gruelling’ COVID-19
https://www.chemistanddruggist.co.uk/feature/pharmacies-nhs-covid
15 October
Mirror. Local chemists warn they could close just as coronavirus second wave strikes
13 September
Mirror. 1,300 pharmacies beg chemist’s son Rishi Sunak to save them from closure
Mirror. Jackie Doyle-Price: Stop quibbling over pharmacy funds and avert a national tragedy
4 September
Mirror. ‘End of local chemist’ as fears thousands of essential family businesses could close
Andrew Lane, NPA Chair on BBC News, and Sky News:
