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News round-up: long COVID, chikungunya and free supplies of ciprofloxacin

Our weekly summary of the important developments in pharmacy and health news you may have missed.…

Published: 2 April 2026

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COVID-19 vaccines not associated with sudden death in healthy young people

The researchers found no significant difference between the first, second and third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in terms of increased risk of sudden cardiac death in healthy young patients.…

Published: 31 March 2026

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Health news round-up: antidepressants, hospital admissions and rheumatology workforce

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 27 March 2026

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Pharmacy funding for future health crises a ‘necessity’, says COVID-19 inquiry report

The inquiry report also pointed out that an additional 225 pharmacists per 12-hour shift would have been required during COVID-19 to deal with increased intensive care capacity.…

Published: 19 March 2026

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Health news round-up: GLP-1s for psoriasis, promise for people with cancer and pharmacogenomics

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 20 February 2026

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Health news round-up: travel warnings, AMR in children, and the latest on medicine supply

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 6 February 2026

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Almost 90% of pharmacies report abuse from ineligible COVID-19 vaccination patients, survey reveals

The National Pharmacy Association survey of 450 pharmacies in England found that “at least half” of the average pharmacy's COVID-19 vaccination appointments were made by ineligible people.…

Published: 19 January 2026

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Pharmacy COVID-19 vaccination to become advanced service

NHS England said the pharmacy COVID-19 vaccination service will align with flu vaccination services, meaning that integrated care boards will no longer need to procure this service separately.…

Published: 17 December 2025

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NHS England rejects CPE compensation claim for COVID-19 vaccination booking mix-up

In a briefing document, Community Pharmacy England's service development subcommittee described the response as “very disappointing”.…

Published: 3 December 2025

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CPPE launches training for pharmacy staff to support patients with long COVID

The e-learning programme was developed in partnership with the PHARM-LC study researchers, who consulted with people who have long COVID and sought views of pharmacy teams on how best to support them.…

Published: 7 October 2025