Pharmacy In Focus - The official magazine of the Ulster Chemists’ Association in Northern Ireland

Community Pharmacy teams administer over 35,000 vaccines in the first 6 weeks

May 6, 2021

The community pharmacy network across Northern Ireland has administered over 35,000 Covid-19 vaccines in the first weeks of the roll-out. At the end of Marc...

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Minister calls in to show support

May 6, 2021

Bannside Pharmacy in Portglenone had a special visitor yesterday when Health Minister, Robin Swann, called in with CPNI Chairman, James McCaughan. ‘We were...

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Fair Work Forum planned for social care

May 4, 2021

Health Minister Robin Swann today announced plans to establish a Social Care Fair Work Forum – to support and develop Northern Ireland’s social care workforce....

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Early opportunity for 30-34 year olds to book Covid-19 vaccine

April 30, 2021

The vaccination programme in Northern Ireland has some limited availability for those aged 30 to 34 to book a Covid-19 vaccine. Appointments are mainly avai...

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NI to supply oxygen units to India

April 29, 2021

Northern Ireland’s health service is supplying three Oxygen generation units to India, Health Minister Robin Swann has announced. UK’s humanitarian response...

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PDA calls for an end to violence in pharmacy

April 28, 2021

As today marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021 and International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD), the Pharmacists’ Defence Association (PDA) is highl...

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Research shows scale of mental health challenges for veterans in Northern Ireland for first time

April 28, 2021

A research report launched today shows that over a third of veterans (36%) living in Northern Ireland, who responded to a survey about their mental health and ...

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Covid-19 vaccination programme fully opens for 35-39 year olds

April 27, 2021

The vaccine programme in Northern Ireland opened Monday 25 April for those aged 35 to 39. Covid-19 update Following last week’s announcement that 35-39 y...

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Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infection Survey Northern Ireland – 10 – 16 April 2021

April 23, 2021

The Department of Health has published the next in the series of weekly results from its COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS). The findings set out in this repor...

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Vaccination programme continues at pace

April 22, 2021

The latest detailed breakdown of Northern Ireland’s COVID-19 vaccination programme shows that around 90% of over 50s have received their first vaccine. Patr...

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