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PIP news
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community
Guideline on managing symptoms provides advice on the management of cough, fever, breathlessness and anxiety, delirium & agitation in those with COVID.
Close proximity working means pharmacists risk infection
A ‘snapshot’ survey of pharmacists from the RPS shows that the majority of pharmacists are unable to maintain social distancing at work
Global PPE concerns after deaths of front line pharmacists
The letter asks the G20 to “take immediate and adequate steps to reactivate and ensure the supply chains for PPE.
Drug Deaths Taskforce considers pharmacy resilience during COVID-19
The Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce has made a number of recommendations to the Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing relating to the COVID-19.
Criminals adapting to evade law enforcement in face of COVID
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is warning the public to be vigilant as criminals adapt their tactics in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
UK Government to extend front line COVID-19 testing
Access to testing for those with symptoms of COVID-19 will be extended to include additional frontline workers and symptomatic members of their household.
RPS & GPhC update statement on volunteers delivering medicines
Today RPS and GPhC have updated the joint statement volunteers delivering medicines has been updated to make it ‘clearer’.
Pre-reg pharmacists should be registered provisionally without delay
RPS is calling on the General Pharmaceutical Council to ensure pre-registration pharmacists are registered provisionally without delay.
The COVID-19 community pharmacy job matching platform
We’re living through unprecedented times and as such we must all do our best. PIP has committed all our resources to support pharmacy in light of the crisis.
