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Meningitis B service: 'We get many referrals from nurses, GPs and even consultants' ... elief that customers will spread the message through word of mouth. ‘This has led to an increased customer base and better customer retention, and we see a lot of people coming back to us for their boosters and also other vaccine services,’ he says. The service remains profitable, despite the fact that Meningitis B vaccinations are available on the NHS for free. But profit is not the only benefit fo ... Date: 22-12-2017 Categories: • Vaccination
Managing burns in community pharmacy ... , though these should not be used instead of the initial first aid treatment. Assess the patient’s tetanus status, especially if it is a contaminated wound. It is important as they may require a booster or immediate protection with immunoglobulins. Check the NICE and WHO websites for guidance around this; here is a good flow chart. Leave any blisters intact, clean with saline or water. Provide ... Date: 01-01-2019 Categories: • Clinical • Dermatology and wound care
Does the new English funding deal go far enough? ... ts’ in comparison with the contract that came before. Then there's the fact that medicines use reviews (MURs) and establishment payments are being phased out - both of them much-needed bottom-line boosters for many contractors. While the money for these is being reinvested back into the sector, in part through the new community pharmacist consultation service, there's no denying that the ideal situati ... Date: 26-07-2019 Categories: • Views
Travel health: 'Most of the local GPs refer their patients to our service' ... d do all the paperwork. For CityDoc we have an online consultation template, so we fill in all the details and that is kept confidential. I will issue a vaccination certificate and advise when boosters, where necessary, would be due. I also give other information that might be relevant for the area they’re visiting or that is specific for that client. Most of my clients are happy to take the cer ... Date: 21-09-2020 Categories: • Clinical Ambassadors • Travel health services
Weekend clinic: 'We offer Covid testing, travel advice and vaccinations' ... ause there was historically a large presence of it there and they don’t want to reintroduce it back into the country. We also see students, especially in the medical sector, wanting to get a booster vaccination for hepatitis B and meningitis if they are doing placements in hospitals and dental practices, as well as healthcare professionals in general who want to protect themselves and those they ... Date: 10-02-2021 Categories: • Clinical Ambassadors • Travel health services
Government outlines plans for Covid-19 revaccination programme in the autumn or winter ... s planning for a revaccination campaign,’ it said. Although the plan did not detail who would be eligible for the annual vaccine, it did say the vaccine would ‘likely to consist of a single ‘booster’ dose’. ‘The ideal booster may be a new vaccine specifically designed against a variant form of the virus. Over the longer term, revaccination is likely to become a regular part of managing ... Date: 23-02-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory
Over 40s invited for Covid vaccination ... f and your loved ones from this dreadful disease.’ The Government also announced this week that it had secured an additional 60 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to support its autumn booster programme. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) said these doses are to be used ‘alongside other vaccines’, and that the booster scheme will be ‘based on clinical need’ to prot ... Date: 30-04-2021 Categories: • News
Travel health: 'The service increases footfall as well as revenue' ... ll the details about their travel plans as well as their medical information, details of any health issues or surgery they have had, and whether they already have a vaccination schedule and just need boosters. Then they get a consultation code which they email back to me, and that gives me a chance to work out what vaccinations they need. For example, if they are going to different areas in the pl ... Date: 17-05-2021 Categories: • Vaccinations and infections
MHRA authorises single-dose Janssen Covid vaccine for UK rollout ... e for two years’ at between -25C and -15C can be kept at +2 to +8C for up to three months. The single-dose vaccine is part of a Government-backed study assessing options for a vaccine booster programme, involving a third shot. The DHSC reiterated that the Government is preparing for a booster programme ‘based on clinical need’ and will publish further details ‘in due course’, w ... Date: 01-06-2021 Categories: • News
Exclusive: Highland pharmacies first to deliver Covid vaccines in Scotland ... w, which may change the situation’. An NHS Forth Valley spokesperson said: ‘Many local community pharmacists have expressed an interest in supporting us to develop and deliver flu and Covid-19 booster vaccinations in 2021/22 using their premises. ‘Planning for these programmes is still at an early stage and will also be informed by national guidance however discussions are underway with a ran ... Date: 03-06-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory
Covid booster jab plan released over ‘next few weeks’, says Hancock Plans for the Covid booster jab programme this autumn will be released over the next few weeks, the health secretary has announced. Speaking on BBC Breakfast this morning (21 June), Matt Hancock said that the Government is c ... Date: 21-06-2021 Categories: • News
Pharmacies should lead on Covid booster jabs to free up GPs’ time Community pharmacies should play a 'significant role' in the Covid booster vaccine delivery plan, pharmacy bodies have said. Plans for this autumn’s booster jab programme will be released over the next few weeks, the health secretary announced yesterday (21 June), as t ... Date: 22-06-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory
Hancock to ‘propose solutions’ to CPCS issues ... ealth secretary went on to say that clinical services, like those offered under the CPCS, point to a ‘bright future’ for pharmacy for ‘more activity’ which is ‘better supported’. Covid booster vaccine The webinar, named 'Taking Pharmacy Forward’, discussed the new health bill, and members of the pharmacy press were invited to put questions to the secretary of state. Mr Hancock was ... Date: 24-06-2021 Categories: • News
Mixing vaccines ‘could lead to better immune responses’ ... reports suggested that mixing the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines is more likely to lead to mild and moderate side effects. It is expected that the Government will announce details of a Covid vaccine booster programme in the coming weeks, and it is expected that this study, when finalised, will be crucial in determining the structure of the programme. Community pharmacies should play a significant ro ... Date: 29-06-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory
Most vulnerable could be offered booster vaccine alongside flu in September Millions of clinically vulnerable people could receive their Covid booster vaccine alongside their flu vaccine as early as September, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced. This comes as the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) p ... Date: 30-06-2021 Categories: • News
1,000 more pharmacies to deliver Covid booster plan An extra 1,000 community pharmacies in England will be signed up to deliver the Covid booster vaccine ahead of September, NHS England has announced. In guidance sent today (1 July) to primary care stakeholders, including community pharmacies, N ... Date: 01-07-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory
Covid vaccine interval to be cut to eight weeks for all adults ... our vaccine war, reducing the dose interval for under-40s from 12 weeks to eight so that everyone over 18 should be double-jabbed by the middle of September – in addition to our autumn programme of booster vaccines for the most vulnerable.’ He also went on to confirm the plan to end the legal requirement for patients to wear face masks in any setting. But while the legal requirement for weari ... Date: 06-07-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory
Pharmacies should deliver ‘more’ flu vaccines this autumn than last, says minister Community pharmacies should deliver more flu vaccines this autumn, while also ‘significantly’ contributing to the Covid booster programme, the minister for primary care, Jo Churchill, has said. During a speech at the 2021 National Pharmacy Association (NPA) Conference, held virtually yesterday (5 July), Ms Churchill said t ... Date: 06-07-2021 Categories: • News
Covid-19 vaccination service: ‘We’ve had really good uptake’ ... the most of available capacity, and so they didn’t have to rely on the mass vaccination centres (MVCs), which are a more expensive option. They are also aware that when it comes to rolling out the booster jab they will need to get pharmacy involved, so it made sense to do that sooner rather than later. After all, community pharmacies are everywhere in rural west Wales towns, which makes them a much ha ... Date: 07-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical Ambassadors • Vaccination
Covid-19 vaccination service: ‘It was a historic opportunity to be part of the programme’ ... We’ve done 30,000 vaccinations so far, and have about another 7,000 bookings until September, when we will have aimed to complete the initial vaccination rollout. Then we’ll be looking ahead at boosters and flu. Would you recommend offering this service to other contractors? Yes; it’s been a pleasure and a privilege. With PCN vaccination sites closing down, a lot more pharmacies have got i ... Date: 12-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical Ambassadors • Vaccination
Pharmacy sites that administer 100 Covid vaccines per week to be considered for autumn booster Pharmacy sites that have the capacity to administer as few as 100 Covid vaccines per week will be considered by NHS England to deliver the Covid booster vaccine in the autumn. In a letter sent to contractors — which outlined the enhanced service specification for the booster vaccination programme — NHS England called for those sites that can a ... Date: 15-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Vaccinations and infections
Boots to open 'flu hubs' this winter to deal with 'unprecedented’ demand ... ooking a vaccination as early as possible’. This comes as NHS England said that community pharmacies will be expected to deliver 3.5 million Covid vaccines per week over the booster period, alongside flu. Date: 15-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Vaccinations and infections
Record-sized flu programme to target 35 million people for vaccinations ... er levels of flu this winter, with more of the population susceptible given the low levels last season’. It reiterated it is preparing to deliver the expanded flu programme alongside a potential booster programme for Covid-19 vaccines this autumn and winter. A final decision on whether the Covid-19 booster programme will go ahead will be made after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisat ... Date: 19-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Vaccinations and infections
Covid vaccinations: hard work for high rewards ... managed and run by a multi-disciplinary team including some of our pharmacy staff. With the recent news about community pharmacy being asked to play an important role in the Covid booster programme, it seems timely to share my experiences on the preparations and key steps leading to going live and running vaccination clinics. Last week, NHSE ... Date: 20-07-2021 Categories: • Community • Views
Government risks losing out on pharmacy vaccinators if no indemnity provided, says RPS ... Ms Govind said she was ‘surprised’ and ‘concerned’ to learn of the Government's recent decision, while GPs will continue to be covered by the scheme during the autumn booster rollout. She also went on to explain that ‘expecting community pharmacists to now start paying for their own indemnity insurance is an extraordinary position,’ and that it will cre ... Date: 27-07-2021 Categories: • News
Exclusive: No plans to use Scottish or Welsh pharmacies in booster programme in September There are currently no plans to use community pharmacies in Scotland or Wales for the rollout of the Covid booster, the Welsh and Scottish Governments have said. Vaccine programmes are due to begin in September for eligible groups, however, neither Government has confirmed the involvement of th ... Date: 03-08-2021 Categories: • News
Welsh pharmacy lateral flow test distribution service expanded as restrictions lifted ... milar service for community pharmacies in Scotland has been in action since June. Earlier this week, The Pharmacist reported that no pharmacies in Wales have been commissioned to deliver the Covid booster programme despite there being an ‘appetite for involvement,’ a spokesperson from CPW said. The Welsh Government told The Pharmacist that they ‘plan’ to start the vaccine campaign in early ... Date: 06-08-2021 Categories: • News
Double-jabbed carry similar levels of Covid as unvaccinated, study finds ... for vaccinated individuals to still pass Covid-19 onto others, and the importance of testing and self-isolation to reduce transmission risk,’ he said. The JCVI announced its interim booster programme advice on 30 June, which said the programme should be done in two stages from September, starting with those most at risk from the disease. A third dose is expected to ‘ma ... Date: 19-08-2021 Categories: • News
First monoclonal antibody drug approved to treat Covid, as separate trial shows promise for vulnerable patients ... from symptomatic and severe disease, alongside vaccines.’ More data from the trial will be released later this year, AZ said. Vulnerable people could begin receiving a Covid booster vaccine from next month, with pharmacies in England set to lead the roll-out. Scottish and Welsh pharmacies, however, are currently not included in plans to administer booste ... Date: 20-08-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Respiratory
Government launches study on why some people get Covid despite vaccination ... nse is essential not only to determine who is most at risk of infections after vaccination, but also for vaccine developers who can target key components of the immune response effectively for future booster vaccines. ‘We are pleased that this funding will allow us to better understand immunity and are very grateful to the nearly 50,000 participants who have given up their time to take part in the s ... Date: 27-08-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Respiratory • Vaccinations and infections
UK trial launched to test third Covid jab in immunocompromised people ... CTAVE DUO study which will analyse the immune response and the durability of protection after a third dose but also rates of Covid-19 infection. Pharmacies in England are preparing for a booster programme for the most vulnerable due to run from sometime in September, although exactly who will be prioritised is yet to be finalised. A final decision from the Joint Committee on Vaccination a ... Date: 27-08-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Respiratory • Vaccinations and infections
Select immunosuppressed people should have third vaccine separate to booster programme A select group of people who are considered severely immunosuppressed should be offered a third dose — or ‘top up’— of the Covid vaccine separate from the national booster programme, the vaccine committee has recommended. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has decided that a third dose of the vaccine shoul ... Date: 01-09-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory
Risk of long Covid cut in half after two doses of vaccine, study finds ... mittee has recommended a select group of people who are considered severely immunosuppressed should be offered a third dose — or ‘top up’— of the Covid vaccine separate from the national booster programme. Last month, the Government launched a study into why some people get Covid despite being fully vaccinated, but others do not. Date: 02-09-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory
Community pharmacy sites could provide third Covid vaccine doses ... ts will begin to receive their vaccines on 13 September as part of a ‘coordinated approach’ between primary and secondary care, the letter said. This vaccine rollout is separate from the booster plan, for which details are still being decided by the JCVI. The autumn booster programme is provisionally due to begin on 6 September, with phases one and two due to end on ... Date: 03-09-2021 Categories: • News
Flu jab deliveries from major provider delayed for up to 2 weeks ... r primary care, Jo Churchill, said that community pharmacies should deliver more flu vaccines this autumn than in 2020/21, while also ‘significantly’ contributing to the Covid booster programme. Figures from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) show community pharmacies alone vaccinated 2,617,628 during the 2020/21 programme, over one million ... Date: 06-09-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Vaccinations and infections
Exclusive: No supply issues for other UK flu vaccine manufacturers ... inister for primary care, Jo Churchill, said that community pharmacies should deliver more flu vaccines this autumn than in 2020/21, while also ‘significantly’ contributing to the Covid booster programme. Figures from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) show community pharmacies alone vaccinated 2,617,628 during the 2020/21 programme, over one m ... Date: 07-09-2021 Categories: • News
Vaccine delivery issues will not delay overall flu programme, says minister ... restricted to Seqirus – which is the biggest supplier of flu vaccines – and will not hold up the programme ‘at all’. Mr Zahawi also reiterated the plan to co-administer flu jabs and Covid boosters ‘wherever possible’, in line with the JCVI’s interim advice. This comes as Seqirus — one of the four providers — confirmed earlier this week (6 September) that pharmacies in England a ... Date: 08-09-2021 Categories: • News
MHRA green-lights Pfizer and AstraZeneca Covid vaccines for booster use The UK medicines regulator has approved the use of a third dose of both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca Covid vaccines ahead of an expected announcement about booster jabs. Both vaccines have been approved for the extra dose on an emergency use basis, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced. NHS England confirmed la ... Date: 10-09-2021 Categories: • News
Winter Covid booster plan to begin from next week Eligible patients will begin receiving Covid booster vaccines 'from next week', the health secretary has announced. Speaking at parliament today (14 September), Sajid Javid outlined the 'five pillars' of the winter plan which included the Governmen ... Date: 14-09-2021 Categories: • News
LloydsPharmacy and Boots confirm branches will deliver booster vaccines An additional 11 of LloydsPharmacy’s 1,400 stores in the UK have been commissioned to deliver the Covid booster jab, the multiple has confirmed bringing the total branches offering the service to 16. On Tuesday (14 September)the health secretary announced that the booster jab vaccination progra ... Date: 16-09-2021 Categories: • News
Failure to update Covid symptom list ‘is killing people’, leading researcher warns ... t with colds. We’re trying to tease that apart. Anecdotally people are saying it’s a very sharp pain but we don’t have hard data on that yet.’ He added that the recent announcements on the booster vaccine programme and winter plan would have been the perfect time to inform the public that things had changed. ‘Every other country I’ve been to or talked to has it in their guidelines so we ... Date: 17-09-2021 Categories: • News
NI: Community pharmacies to offer flu vaccines to over 50s ... ’s community pharmacy winter flu vaccination service will run alongside the Covid-19 vaccine programme which will include an enhanced and vital role for community pharmacy in the Covid-19 booster programme’ Raymond Anderson, a community pharmacist in Northern Ireland, said: ‘We are thrilled to be offering even more members of our community the opportunity to receive a ... Date: 20-09-2021 Categories: • News
Flu vaccination service: ‘Patients prefer us because it’s so convenient’ ... purchase other cold and flu products such as Night Nurse, Lemsip and paracetamol to stock up their medicine cabinets at home. Our other branch in Beaconsfield has been approved to offer Covid booster vaccinations, which would also give us and them the opportunity to talk about flu jabs if appropriate. How have patients responded to the service? They love it. They tell us that we ar ... Date: 22-09-2021 Categories: • Vaccinations and infections
Asda to offer booster jabs alongside flu vaccines in 72 stores Supermarket Asda is to offer Covid booster jabs in 72 in-store pharmacies across England, with a flu vaccine available in the same visit. The retailer expects it will deliver around 7,500 Covid jabs a week from early October and throug ... Date: 04-10-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory
Campaign urges people to book for flu and Covid vaccinations ... s and surfaces – similar to Covid-19. However, it also revealed that vaccine confidence remains high – with over eight in 10 (83%) of double-jabbed respondents saying they would have the Covid booster if offered and two in three (66%) of adults saying they would receive the flu jab. The new campaign, which is backed by the RCGP, will feature a video with media GPs Dr Amir Khan and Dr Dawn Harpe ... Date: 08-10-2021 Categories: • News
Pressure on NHS is mounting, survey finds ... of their main concerns was the growing impact of winter pressures, namely respiratory illnesses such as flu. This comes after NHS England instructed practices to co-administer the Covid booster and flu campaigns: a task the NHS Confederation warned should not be ‘underestimated’. The survey, conducted jointly with NHS Charities Together, found that staff were also concerned about the ... Date: 08-10-2021 Categories: • Respiratory
Health secretary receives flu jab at community pharmacy ... p; After getting vaccinated, Mr Javid said: ‘I’ve done my bit by getting my flu vaccine, and it’s vital that all those who are eligible come forward for both their flu and Covid-19 booster vaccines, to give themselves and their loved ones the best possible protection in the months ahead.’ As of yesterday (11 October), the community pharmacy sector had already deli ... Date: 12-10-2021 Categories: • News
NI booster programme ‘primarily’ delivered through pharmacies and GP surgeries The Covid vaccine booster programme in Northern Ireland will be delivered mostly through community pharmacies and GP surgeries, the Department of Health (DH) has announced. It comes a week a ... Date: 13-10-2021 Categories: • News
More Covid booster jabs could be redirected to pharmacy Community pharmacies in England could be given additional Covid booster vaccine appointments redirected from general practice, NHS England (NHSE) has said. This comes as the NHSE today (14 October) published a plan for improving access to GP appointments for patients ... Date: 14-10-2021 Categories: • News
Half of those eligible have received Covid booster jab More than half of those eligible for a Covid booster jab in England have received one as of this weekend, official data shows, as the UK recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases in 12 weeks. NHS England data revealed that as of 17 October,&n ... Date: 19-10-2021 Categories: • News

Meningitis B service: 'We get many referrals from nurses, GPs and even consultants' ... elief that customers will spread the message through word of mouth. ‘This has led to an increased customer base and better customer retention, and we see a lot of people coming back to us for their boosters and also other vaccine services,’ he says. The service remains profitable, despite the fact that Meningitis B vaccinations are available on the NHS for free. But profit is not the only benefit fo ... Date: 22-12-2017 Categories: • Vaccination

Managing burns in community pharmacy ... , though these should not be used instead of the initial first aid treatment. Assess the patient’s tetanus status, especially if it is a contaminated wound. It is important as they may require a booster or immediate protection with immunoglobulins. Check the NICE and WHO websites for guidance around this; here is a good flow chart. Leave any blisters intact, clean with saline or water. Provide ... Date: 01-01-2019 Categories: • Clinical • Dermatology and wound care

Does the new English funding deal go far enough? ... ts’ in comparison with the contract that came before. Then there's the fact that medicines use reviews (MURs) and establishment payments are being phased out - both of them much-needed bottom-line boosters for many contractors. While the money for these is being reinvested back into the sector, in part through the new community pharmacist consultation service, there's no denying that the ideal situati ... Date: 26-07-2019 Categories: • Views

Travel health: 'Most of the local GPs refer their patients to our service' ... d do all the paperwork. For CityDoc we have an online consultation template, so we fill in all the details and that is kept confidential. I will issue a vaccination certificate and advise when boosters, where necessary, would be due. I also give other information that might be relevant for the area they’re visiting or that is specific for that client. Most of my clients are happy to take the cer ... Date: 21-09-2020 Categories: • Clinical Ambassadors • Travel health services

Weekend clinic: 'We offer Covid testing, travel advice and vaccinations' ... ause there was historically a large presence of it there and they don’t want to reintroduce it back into the country. We also see students, especially in the medical sector, wanting to get a booster vaccination for hepatitis B and meningitis if they are doing placements in hospitals and dental practices, as well as healthcare professionals in general who want to protect themselves and those they ... Date: 10-02-2021 Categories: • Clinical Ambassadors • Travel health services

Government outlines plans for Covid-19 revaccination programme in the autumn or winter ... s planning for a revaccination campaign,’ it said. Although the plan did not detail who would be eligible for the annual vaccine, it did say the vaccine would ‘likely to consist of a single ‘booster’ dose’. ‘The ideal booster may be a new vaccine specifically designed against a variant form of the virus. Over the longer term, revaccination is likely to become a regular part of managing ... Date: 23-02-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory

Over 40s invited for Covid vaccination ... f and your loved ones from this dreadful disease.’ The Government also announced this week that it had secured an additional 60 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to support its autumn booster programme. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) said these doses are to be used ‘alongside other vaccines’, and that the booster scheme will be ‘based on clinical need’ to prot ... Date: 30-04-2021 Categories: • News

Travel health: 'The service increases footfall as well as revenue' ... ll the details about their travel plans as well as their medical information, details of any health issues or surgery they have had, and whether they already have a vaccination schedule and just need boosters. Then they get a consultation code which they email back to me, and that gives me a chance to work out what vaccinations they need. For example, if they are going to different areas in the pl ... Date: 17-05-2021 Categories: • Vaccinations and infections

MHRA authorises single-dose Janssen Covid vaccine for UK rollout ... e for two years’ at between -25C and -15C can be kept at +2 to +8C for up to three months. The single-dose vaccine is part of a Government-backed study assessing options for a vaccine booster programme, involving a third shot. The DHSC reiterated that the Government is preparing for a booster programme ‘based on clinical need’ and will publish further details ‘in due course’, w ... Date: 01-06-2021 Categories: • News

Exclusive: Highland pharmacies first to deliver Covid vaccines in Scotland ... w, which may change the situation’. An NHS Forth Valley spokesperson said: ‘Many local community pharmacists have expressed an interest in supporting us to develop and deliver flu and Covid-19 booster vaccinations in 2021/22 using their premises. ‘Planning for these programmes is still at an early stage and will also be informed by national guidance however discussions are underway with a ran ... Date: 03-06-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory

Covid booster jab plan released over ‘next few weeks’, says Hancock Plans for the Covid booster jab programme this autumn will be released over the next few weeks, the health secretary has announced. Speaking on BBC Breakfast this morning (21 June), Matt Hancock said that the Government is c ... Date: 21-06-2021 Categories: • News

Pharmacies should lead on Covid booster jabs to free up GPs’ time Community pharmacies should play a 'significant role' in the Covid booster vaccine delivery plan, pharmacy bodies have said. Plans for this autumn’s booster jab programme will be released over the next few weeks, the health secretary announced yesterday (21 June), as t ... Date: 22-06-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory

Hancock to ‘propose solutions’ to CPCS issues ... ealth secretary went on to say that clinical services, like those offered under the CPCS, point to a ‘bright future’ for pharmacy for ‘more activity’ which is ‘better supported’. Covid booster vaccine The webinar, named 'Taking Pharmacy Forward’, discussed the new health bill, and members of the pharmacy press were invited to put questions to the secretary of state. Mr Hancock was ... Date: 24-06-2021 Categories: • News

Mixing vaccines ‘could lead to better immune responses’ ... reports suggested that mixing the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines is more likely to lead to mild and moderate side effects. It is expected that the Government will announce details of a Covid vaccine booster programme in the coming weeks, and it is expected that this study, when finalised, will be crucial in determining the structure of the programme. Community pharmacies should play a significant ro ... Date: 29-06-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory

Most vulnerable could be offered booster vaccine alongside flu in September Millions of clinically vulnerable people could receive their Covid booster vaccine alongside their flu vaccine as early as September, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced. This comes as the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) p ... Date: 30-06-2021 Categories: • News

1,000 more pharmacies to deliver Covid booster plan An extra 1,000 community pharmacies in England will be signed up to deliver the Covid booster vaccine ahead of September, NHS England has announced. In guidance sent today (1 July) to primary care stakeholders, including community pharmacies, N ... Date: 01-07-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory

Covid vaccine interval to be cut to eight weeks for all adults ... our vaccine war, reducing the dose interval for under-40s from 12 weeks to eight so that everyone over 18 should be double-jabbed by the middle of September – in addition to our autumn programme of booster vaccines for the most vulnerable.’ He also went on to confirm the plan to end the legal requirement for patients to wear face masks in any setting. But while the legal requirement for weari ... Date: 06-07-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory

Pharmacies should deliver ‘more’ flu vaccines this autumn than last, says minister Community pharmacies should deliver more flu vaccines this autumn, while also ‘significantly’ contributing to the Covid booster programme, the minister for primary care, Jo Churchill, has said. During a speech at the 2021 National Pharmacy Association (NPA) Conference, held virtually yesterday (5 July), Ms Churchill said t ... Date: 06-07-2021 Categories: • News

Covid-19 vaccination service: ‘We’ve had really good uptake’ ... the most of available capacity, and so they didn’t have to rely on the mass vaccination centres (MVCs), which are a more expensive option. They are also aware that when it comes to rolling out the booster jab they will need to get pharmacy involved, so it made sense to do that sooner rather than later. After all, community pharmacies are everywhere in rural west Wales towns, which makes them a much ha ... Date: 07-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical Ambassadors • Vaccination

Covid-19 vaccination service: ‘It was a historic opportunity to be part of the programme’ ... We’ve done 30,000 vaccinations so far, and have about another 7,000 bookings until September, when we will have aimed to complete the initial vaccination rollout. Then we’ll be looking ahead at boosters and flu. Would you recommend offering this service to other contractors? Yes; it’s been a pleasure and a privilege. With PCN vaccination sites closing down, a lot more pharmacies have got i ... Date: 12-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical Ambassadors • Vaccination

Pharmacy sites that administer 100 Covid vaccines per week to be considered for autumn booster Pharmacy sites that have the capacity to administer as few as 100 Covid vaccines per week will be considered by NHS England to deliver the Covid booster vaccine in the autumn. In a letter sent to contractors — which outlined the enhanced service specification for the booster vaccination programme — NHS England called for those sites that can a ... Date: 15-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Vaccinations and infections

Boots to open 'flu hubs' this winter to deal with 'unprecedented’ demand ... ooking a vaccination as early as possible’. This comes as NHS England said that community pharmacies will be expected to deliver 3.5 million Covid vaccines per week over the booster period, alongside flu. Date: 15-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Vaccinations and infections

Record-sized flu programme to target 35 million people for vaccinations ... er levels of flu this winter, with more of the population susceptible given the low levels last season’. It reiterated it is preparing to deliver the expanded flu programme alongside a potential booster programme for Covid-19 vaccines this autumn and winter. A final decision on whether the Covid-19 booster programme will go ahead will be made after the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisat ... Date: 19-07-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Vaccinations and infections

Covid vaccinations: hard work for high rewards ... managed and run by a multi-disciplinary team including some of our pharmacy staff. With the recent news about community pharmacy being asked to play an important role in the Covid booster programme, it seems timely to share my experiences on the preparations and key steps leading to going live and running vaccination clinics. Last week, NHSE ... Date: 20-07-2021 Categories: • Community • Views

Government risks losing out on pharmacy vaccinators if no indemnity provided, says RPS ... Ms Govind said she was ‘surprised’ and ‘concerned’ to learn of the Government's recent decision, while GPs will continue to be covered by the scheme during the autumn booster rollout. She also went on to explain that ‘expecting community pharmacists to now start paying for their own indemnity insurance is an extraordinary position,’ and that it will cre ... Date: 27-07-2021 Categories: • News

Exclusive: No plans to use Scottish or Welsh pharmacies in booster programme in September There are currently no plans to use community pharmacies in Scotland or Wales for the rollout of the Covid booster, the Welsh and Scottish Governments have said. Vaccine programmes are due to begin in September for eligible groups, however, neither Government has confirmed the involvement of th ... Date: 03-08-2021 Categories: • News

Welsh pharmacy lateral flow test distribution service expanded as restrictions lifted ... milar service for community pharmacies in Scotland has been in action since June. Earlier this week, The Pharmacist reported that no pharmacies in Wales have been commissioned to deliver the Covid booster programme despite there being an ‘appetite for involvement,’ a spokesperson from CPW said. The Welsh Government told The Pharmacist that they ‘plan’ to start the vaccine campaign in early ... Date: 06-08-2021 Categories: • News

Double-jabbed carry similar levels of Covid as unvaccinated, study finds ... for vaccinated individuals to still pass Covid-19 onto others, and the importance of testing and self-isolation to reduce transmission risk,’ he said. The JCVI announced its interim booster programme advice on 30 June, which said the programme should be done in two stages from September, starting with those most at risk from the disease. A third dose is expected to ‘ma ... Date: 19-08-2021 Categories: • News

First monoclonal antibody drug approved to treat Covid, as separate trial shows promise for vulnerable patients ... from symptomatic and severe disease, alongside vaccines.’ More data from the trial will be released later this year, AZ said. Vulnerable people could begin receiving a Covid booster vaccine from next month, with pharmacies in England set to lead the roll-out. Scottish and Welsh pharmacies, however, are currently not included in plans to administer booste ... Date: 20-08-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Respiratory

Government launches study on why some people get Covid despite vaccination ... nse is essential not only to determine who is most at risk of infections after vaccination, but also for vaccine developers who can target key components of the immune response effectively for future booster vaccines. ‘We are pleased that this funding will allow us to better understand immunity and are very grateful to the nearly 50,000 participants who have given up their time to take part in the s ... Date: 27-08-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Respiratory • Vaccinations and infections

UK trial launched to test third Covid jab in immunocompromised people ... CTAVE DUO study which will analyse the immune response and the durability of protection after a third dose but also rates of Covid-19 infection. Pharmacies in England are preparing for a booster programme for the most vulnerable due to run from sometime in September, although exactly who will be prioritised is yet to be finalised. A final decision from the Joint Committee on Vaccination a ... Date: 27-08-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Respiratory • Vaccinations and infections

Select immunosuppressed people should have third vaccine separate to booster programme A select group of people who are considered severely immunosuppressed should be offered a third dose — or ‘top up’— of the Covid vaccine separate from the national booster programme, the vaccine committee has recommended. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has decided that a third dose of the vaccine shoul ... Date: 01-09-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory

Risk of long Covid cut in half after two doses of vaccine, study finds ... mittee has recommended a select group of people who are considered severely immunosuppressed should be offered a third dose — or ‘top up’— of the Covid vaccine separate from the national booster programme. Last month, the Government launched a study into why some people get Covid despite being fully vaccinated, but others do not. Date: 02-09-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory

Community pharmacy sites could provide third Covid vaccine doses ... ts will begin to receive their vaccines on 13 September as part of a ‘coordinated approach’ between primary and secondary care, the letter said. This vaccine rollout is separate from the booster plan, for which details are still being decided by the JCVI. The autumn booster programme is provisionally due to begin on 6 September, with phases one and two due to end on ... Date: 03-09-2021 Categories: • News

Flu jab deliveries from major provider delayed for up to 2 weeks ... r primary care, Jo Churchill, said that community pharmacies should deliver more flu vaccines this autumn than in 2020/21, while also ‘significantly’ contributing to the Covid booster programme. Figures from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) show community pharmacies alone vaccinated 2,617,628 during the 2020/21 programme, over one million ... Date: 06-09-2021 Categories: • Clinical • News • Vaccinations and infections

Exclusive: No supply issues for other UK flu vaccine manufacturers ... inister for primary care, Jo Churchill, said that community pharmacies should deliver more flu vaccines this autumn than in 2020/21, while also ‘significantly’ contributing to the Covid booster programme. Figures from the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) show community pharmacies alone vaccinated 2,617,628 during the 2020/21 programme, over one m ... Date: 07-09-2021 Categories: • News

Vaccine delivery issues will not delay overall flu programme, says minister ... restricted to Seqirus – which is the biggest supplier of flu vaccines – and will not hold up the programme ‘at all’. Mr Zahawi also reiterated the plan to co-administer flu jabs and Covid boosters ‘wherever possible’, in line with the JCVI’s interim advice. This comes as Seqirus — one of the four providers — confirmed earlier this week (6 September) that pharmacies in England a ... Date: 08-09-2021 Categories: • News

MHRA green-lights Pfizer and AstraZeneca Covid vaccines for booster use The UK medicines regulator has approved the use of a third dose of both the Pfizer and AstraZeneca Covid vaccines ahead of an expected announcement about booster jabs. Both vaccines have been approved for the extra dose on an emergency use basis, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced. NHS England confirmed la ... Date: 10-09-2021 Categories: • News

Winter Covid booster plan to begin from next week Eligible patients will begin receiving Covid booster vaccines 'from next week', the health secretary has announced. Speaking at parliament today (14 September), Sajid Javid outlined the 'five pillars' of the winter plan which included the Governmen ... Date: 14-09-2021 Categories: • News

LloydsPharmacy and Boots confirm branches will deliver booster vaccines An additional 11 of LloydsPharmacy’s 1,400 stores in the UK have been commissioned to deliver the Covid booster jab, the multiple has confirmed bringing the total branches offering the service to 16. On Tuesday (14 September)the health secretary announced that the booster jab vaccination progra ... Date: 16-09-2021 Categories: • News

Failure to update Covid symptom list ‘is killing people’, leading researcher warns ... t with colds. We’re trying to tease that apart. Anecdotally people are saying it’s a very sharp pain but we don’t have hard data on that yet.’ He added that the recent announcements on the booster vaccine programme and winter plan would have been the perfect time to inform the public that things had changed. ‘Every other country I’ve been to or talked to has it in their guidelines so we ... Date: 17-09-2021 Categories: • News

NI: Community pharmacies to offer flu vaccines to over 50s ... ’s community pharmacy winter flu vaccination service will run alongside the Covid-19 vaccine programme which will include an enhanced and vital role for community pharmacy in the Covid-19 booster programme’ Raymond Anderson, a community pharmacist in Northern Ireland, said: ‘We are thrilled to be offering even more members of our community the opportunity to receive a ... Date: 20-09-2021 Categories: • News

Flu vaccination service: ‘Patients prefer us because it’s so convenient’ ... purchase other cold and flu products such as Night Nurse, Lemsip and paracetamol to stock up their medicine cabinets at home. Our other branch in Beaconsfield has been approved to offer Covid booster vaccinations, which would also give us and them the opportunity to talk about flu jabs if appropriate. How have patients responded to the service? They love it. They tell us that we ar ... Date: 22-09-2021 Categories: • Vaccinations and infections

Asda to offer booster jabs alongside flu vaccines in 72 stores Supermarket Asda is to offer Covid booster jabs in 72 in-store pharmacies across England, with a flu vaccine available in the same visit. The retailer expects it will deliver around 7,500 Covid jabs a week from early October and throug ... Date: 04-10-2021 Categories: • News • Respiratory

Campaign urges people to book for flu and Covid vaccinations ... s and surfaces – similar to Covid-19. However, it also revealed that vaccine confidence remains high – with over eight in 10 (83%) of double-jabbed respondents saying they would have the Covid booster if offered and two in three (66%) of adults saying they would receive the flu jab. The new campaign, which is backed by the RCGP, will feature a video with media GPs Dr Amir Khan and Dr Dawn Harpe ... Date: 08-10-2021 Categories: • News

Pressure on NHS is mounting, survey finds ... of their main concerns was the growing impact of winter pressures, namely respiratory illnesses such as flu. This comes after NHS England instructed practices to co-administer the Covid booster and flu campaigns: a task the NHS Confederation warned should not be ‘underestimated’. The survey, conducted jointly with NHS Charities Together, found that staff were also concerned about the ... Date: 08-10-2021 Categories: • Respiratory

Health secretary receives flu jab at community pharmacy ... p; After getting vaccinated, Mr Javid said: ‘I’ve done my bit by getting my flu vaccine, and it’s vital that all those who are eligible come forward for both their flu and Covid-19 booster vaccines, to give themselves and their loved ones the best possible protection in the months ahead.’ As of yesterday (11 October), the community pharmacy sector had already deli ... Date: 12-10-2021 Categories: • News

NI booster programme ‘primarily’ delivered through pharmacies and GP surgeries The Covid vaccine booster programme in Northern Ireland will be delivered mostly through community pharmacies and GP surgeries, the Department of Health (DH) has announced. It comes a week a ... Date: 13-10-2021 Categories: • News

More Covid booster jabs could be redirected to pharmacy Community pharmacies in England could be given additional Covid booster vaccine appointments redirected from general practice, NHS England (NHSE) has said. This comes as the NHSE today (14 October) published a plan for improving access to GP appointments for patients ... Date: 14-10-2021 Categories: • News

Half of those eligible have received Covid booster jab More than half of those eligible for a Covid booster jab in England have received one as of this weekend, official data shows, as the UK recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases in 12 weeks. NHS England data revealed that as of 17 October,&n ... Date: 19-10-2021 Categories: • News

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