Covid 19 | Boots Pharmacy School

People,

Pharmacist who issued illegitimate fit-to-fly Covid certificates allowed to work again

Sunil Kumar Lakhani must get the GPhC to approve a registered pharmacist as his workplace supervisor for six months.

20 Apr 2026

Public health,

Pharmacists felt like an ‘afterthought’ which was ‘demoralising’, says Covid report

Baroness Heather Hallett said pharmacists were “not treated the same” as other health professionals.

20 Mar 2026

Business,

Liverpool contractor faces £125k clawback for Covid delivery claims

Davey's Chemist told it must repay the NHS just under £125k in pandemic-era claims

06 Feb 2026

Public health,

Government expands RSV vaccine programme

Adults aged 80 and over and residents in care homes in England will be offered a vaccination from April 1 this year.

02 Feb 2026

Financial Management & Funding,

NPA: Pharmacies are owed millions because of flawed Covid vaccine booking system

The National Pharmacy Association said nine in 10 pharmacies reported suffering verbal or physical intimidation from patients.

19 Jan 2026

Pharmacy team,

Pharmacies in NI deliver over 8,500 flu and 7,000 Covid vaccines to care homes

Pharmacies hit those numbers just one month into the Community Pharmacy Care Home Vaccination Service in Northern Ireland.

17 Nov 2025

Vaccinations,

‘Major issue’: Pharmacies inundated with vaccine bookings from ineligible patients

Patients aged under 75 still think they can book NHS Covid jabs, CPE warns.

06 Oct 2025

People,

Pharmacy technician who created false Covid vaccine record avoids removal from register

Holly DeSouza, who worked at Wicker Pharmacy, misled her colleague into giving her their login details for the pharmacy’s patient system.

06 Jan 2025

Education & training,

Viatris Pharmacist Support

Enhance therapy area knowledge in your pharmacy and help staff learn new patient engagement techniques with learning resources from Viatris designed to boost your pharmacy business.

18 Dec 2024

Pharmacy team,

Hancock blames NHSE for community pharmacy’s initial Covid life assurance exclusion

Former health secretary Matt Hancock yesterday played down suggestions the Treasury was responsible during the Covid inquiry.

22 Nov 2024

Coronavirus,

Coronavirus

Covid-19 restrictions may be a thing of the past, but customers will continue to have concerns about symptom management, vaccines and long Covid.

15 Nov 2024

Public health,

Other healthcare workers were treated better than pharmacy, NPA tells Covid inquiry

Lawyer Lee John-Charles, speaking on behalf of the NPA, told the inquiry pharmacies played a crucial role but were “under-recognised.”

11 Sep 2024

Public health,

Pharmacies in worse position than before pandemic, NPA tells Covid inquiry

The NPA’s legal representative Deirdre Domingo warned the Covid inquiry that eight independent pharmacies are closing each week.

11 Apr 2024

Public health,

Pharmacies in England delivered 40m Covid vaccines by end of last year

The Company Chemists’ Association called for the national booking system to be integrated into pharmacy systems.

14 Feb 2024

Public health,

Comirnaty Covid vaccine available to buy in pharmacies from next month

Pfizer has started talking to Boots about stocking the Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 Covid vaccine.

12 Feb 2024

Mental health,

Viatris has created this short video base on a publication reviewing global research into the potential impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health. It identifies six areas where psychiatrists can play a role in supporting people's mental health through these difficult times.

31 Dec 2023