COVID-19 medicines delivery service announced | NHSE relaxes opening hour rules

View in browser HEALTH & NHS COVID-19 medicines delivery service announced The government says it will work with pharmacies to deliver prescriptions to 1.5 million "extremely vulnerable" patients. Read more Blogging a pandemic In his daily vlog, Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas looks at NHS England's evolving response to the pressures facing community pharmacies. Watch now NEWS, FEATURES & OPINION COVID-19: Pharmacies have more say on opening hours in England Community pharmacies have greater flexibility to decide the hours they are open to the public under new SOPs. Read more Lloyds cuts opening hours to meet prescription demand LloydsPharmacy has announced new opening hours for its 1,500 pharmacies around the UK to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more COVID crisis: Wales announces flexible opening hours Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething has said that pharmacies can amend opening hours to manage demand. Exclusive: DHSC not yet planning to release pandemic stockpile No date at present for releasing medicines from the Department of Health's reduced Essential Medicines Buffer Stockpile, established to support the supply chain during a pandemic. RPS "shocked" at lack of recognition for pharmacy teams over COVID-19 response EPB chair Claire Anderson tells Matt Hancock pharmacists and support staff are going "above and beyond" during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pharmacy Magazine is part of the Pharmacy Network, a learning system developed and operated by Communications International Group, the UK's largest provider of community pharmacy learning content. To complete any of the training modules in the newsletter, please ensure you are a registered member of www.pharmacymagazine.co.uk Unsubscribe   Ι  Contact  Ι  Privacy Policy  Ι  Become a Member