Anger at DH position on life assurance | Technician awarded £7k after manager banned breaks

View in browser PROFESSION 'We have not shut our doors': Anger at DH position on Covid-19 life assurance Pharmacy teams have expressed anger at the news they will not be included automatically in the new life assurance scheme. Read more Blogging a pandemic The Government's decision to exclude pharmacy from Covid life assurance scheme lacks compassion, even humanity. It is morally indefensible, says Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas. Watch now NEWS, FEATURES & OPINION Pharmacy technician awarded £7k after new manager banned breaks A pharmacy technician with scoliosis who was prevented from taking breaks during her shift has been awarded almost £7,000. Read more Contact with 'suspected' Covid a requirement for life assurance scheme More details have been made available on the eligibility criteria for the Government's controversial new life assurance scheme. Read more Covid-19: Minute's silence held for fallen pharmacists Pharmacists took part in a nationwide minute's silence at 11am on Tuesday April 28 in remembrance of colleagues lost to Covid-19. Trainee pharmacists may be provisionally registered from August Pre-registration trainees may be added to the 'provisional register' in August and may be allowed to sit their assessments online. Numark launches #saveourpharmacies funding petition Pharmacy membership organisation Numark has launched a petition for fairer funding under the #saveourpharmacies banner. MOST READ ONLINE Pharmacies required to open for three hours on early May bank holiday Pharmacies will be expected to open on Friday May 8th, NHS England has confirmed. 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