COVID-19

Pharmacy2U claims £2.1m for giving 169k jabs, topping the leader board in England.

A WhatsApp chat revealed relentless workloads and nursing militancy. 

Nick Kaye: Making a Covid costs claim will feel alien.

ONS estimates vast majority would have had antibodies in mid-June.

The Department of Health and Social Care announces that it aims to vaccinate 85 per cent of people aged 65 and over against influenza.

Boots says it has opened bookings for its winter flu jab service amid reports of soaring demand. 

NHS England invites applications from "low capacity" pharmacies capable of vaccinating 100 patients per week in the upcoming booster drive.

Pharmacist Peter Kelly talks to ICP editor Neil Trainis about masks and what the world will be like after July 19.

The requirement for members of the public to wear a face covering in healthcare settings such as pharmacies will remain in place after Monday.

Health bodies including the RPS and BMA have told Boris Johnson to maintain compulsory mask use in healthcare settings after July 19.

PSNC chief Simon Dukes has urged contractors to "use their best judgement" when putting together their Covid costs evidence.   

GPhC chief Duncan Rudkin has urged the public to adhere to whatever mask-wearing rules pharmacies have in place from July 19. 

Atif Butt examines the implications of the settlement between the government and the PSNC for pharmacies in England. 

Pharmacy can help shape and influence the provision and commissioning of more public health services, says Jeremy Meader. 

Hub and spoke is not for everyone but it can stop independents losing control to big companies, says the founder of Pharmacy2U 

Independent pharmacies stand to reap financial benefits by participating in the Covid-19 vaccination programme, a London pharmacist has said. 

Boots UK managing director Seb James has apologised for saying that primary care "more or less disappeared" during the Covid-19 pandemic.  

EPB chair Thorrun Govind has called on the Government to ensure mask-wearing in pharmacies is compulsory after July 19.

Boots UK has begun to make a "significant rebound" as the easing of pandemic restrictions improves sales figures, its parent company has said. 

Service specifications to be published in early July, with a view to confirming those who would like to opt in in mid to late July