Ash Soni has been appointed non-executive director of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

RPS chief scientist Gino Martini wants private Covid tests to be put through the same validation process as those on the NHS.

Community pharmacies across Northern Ireland have administered more than 35,000 Covid vaccines in the six weeks since the roll-out began.

Preventative HIV medicine should be available from community pharmacies, NHS England chief Simon Stevens has been told.   

Some batches of Syonell 250mg and 500mg gastro-resistant tablets have product packaging information errors.

The number of melanoma diagnoses fell 28 per cent from April to November 2020 compared to the previous year. 

The Taskforce for Lung Health is aiming to raise awareness of the launch of its Lung Health Data Tracker.

NICE has recommended the use of auto-injectable MS drug ofatumumab on the NHS. 

The Department of Health and Social Care has said pharmacists may substitute Evorel and Estraderm for Estradot 75mcg patches.

Over a third of people (34.4 per cent) reported a change in their drinking habits over the last year.

People who continuously sleep for six hours or less a night are roughly 30 per cent more likely to develop dementia.

There is an “urgent need” for better evidence on the safest and most effective ways to discontinue antidepressants, a review finds. 

An app revealing the number of Covid cases within one to 10 miles of someone’s home has been used over three million times.

Critical that pharmacies remind people of the importance of reporting their results, whether positive or negative, says PSNC.

People living in socially deprived areas of Scotland are more likely to experience life-threatening complications of type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.

Some medicines are already becoming unavailable in Northern Ireland because of the Brexit protocol, an industry spokesperson has said.

Boris Johnson said people could take a pill at home to reduce the symptoms of Covid or stop them getting it.

The Scottish National Party has said that if it wins the May 6 election it will create a state-owned pharmaceutical agency.

Northern Ireland health minister Robin Swann has announced his support for a service commissioning plan for community pharmacies in 2021-22. 

Data on medicines prescribed and administered in hospitals will be collected as part of research into patients' Covid care.