A new campaign – Now More Than Ever, Every Mind Matters – has been launched by Public Health England (PHE) to support the public in managing their mental wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic. The campaign, which is an extension of the existing Every Mind Matters campaign, encourages adults to take steps to look after their mental health during the Covid-19 ...

The majority of pharmacists are unable to maintain social distancing from other staff in their workplace, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has warned. A snapshot survey by the RPS revealed that for 94% of pharmacists it is impossible to maintain distancing of two metres from colleagues in areas like the dispensary. Pharmacies “are often small and simply don’t allow for social ...

Community pharmacies are being inundated with requests for medicine deliveries regardless of whether patients are in the ‘shielding’ demographic, a new survey shows. The Pharmacy Magazine survey of 232 pharmacists, which ran over the weekend of April 18-19, found that the average pharmacy has seen a 65% spike in requests for deliveries since Covid-19 lockdown measures were first introduced, with requests more ...

Health secretary Matt Hancock confirmed community pharmacists will be included in the Government’s Covid-19 life assurance scheme for health workers. On Thursday April 30, Mr Hancock announced he was “glad to be able to confirm that community pharmacists are included in our death in service benefits. Because they are employed in a different way, it is arranged in a different way, ...

Weleda donated 45,000 products to ICU teams by the end of April. Thanks to the staff at The Royal Leicester Infirmary for taking time after a long shift to take this photo. ...

A common bacteria that boosts digestive health can slow – and even reverse – build-up of a protein associated with Parkinson’s, new research suggests. Building on previous research linking brain function to gut bacteria, this study in a Parkinson’s model of roundworms, identified a probiotic – or good bacteria – which prevents the formation of toxic clumps that starve the ...

With a concentrated 2000mg of pine tree sterols per serving, Wiley’s Finest Bold Heart is a simple solution to meet daily sterol needs in a formula clinically tested to lower cholesterol. As a water-based sterol, Bold Heart is a highly absorbable, flexible approach to natural healthy cholesterol management, delivered in single sachets that can be easily mixed with food and ...

The PDA are calling for a minutes silence on Tuesday 28 April to remember those health workers who have been killed by CV19. At least two members of the pharmacy community have already died, along with pharmacists’ colleagues across the NHS.  Many health professionals have serious concerns about the lack, or inadequacy, of PPE and other safety provisions in their ...

HayMax allergen barrier balms are celebrating their crystal anniversary (15 years) this hay fever season. Launched in 2005, the brand, created in founder Max Wiseberg’s kitchen, has gone from strength to strength over the last 15 years. It is now available in five varieties, including a ‘Kids’ version. HayMax has undergone two independent studies into its effectiveness at the National ...

New research published in Neurology shows that consuming food and drink containing the antioxidant flavonol – found in tea and nearly all fruits and vegetables – may prevent people developing dementia years later. “More research is needed to confirm these results, but these are promising findings,” said study author Thomas M. Holland of Rush University in Chicago. “Eating more fruits ...