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Dont show me this message again✕ (Getty Images/iStockphoto) B oris Johnson’s road map out of lockdown finally offers a light at the end of the tunnel for those who have abstained from sex for months, or even a whole year, with more social interaction allowed - data permitting - in the near future. From 21 June, it’s hoped all coronavirus rules will be lifted and epidemiologists have already (sensibly) predicted there could be a roaring twenties post-pandemic, filled with liberal spendin...

© SYSTEM Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A Tayside public health boss has defended pharmacy access in Dundee after a company labelled the city a “blackspot”. Dr Andrew Radley said a league table compiled by online pharmacy Medicine Direct was “misleading” and the city is far better served than the firm’s figures suggest. Medicin...

PEOPLE living in Swindon are in a blackspot when it comes to access to pharmacies according to a new analysis. A study of NHS data by online pharmacy Medicine Direct has revealed the areas of the UK with the worst access and Swindon is in fourth place. The document has ranked towns and cities based on the number of people currently served by each pharmacy in their area. And in Swindon and the surrounding SN postcode area there are 92 registered pharmacies, each responsible for 4,987 peo...

SALISBURY residents have the worst access to pharmacies in the UK, a recent study has revealed. According to online pharmacy Medicine Direct, each physical pharmacy in the city, 39 in total, is found to serve around 5,950 people. The ‘Pharmacy Blackspots’ study, based on the amount of residents currently served by each pharmacy in their area, suggests this is the highest number of residents to be served by one site in the country. This is closely followed by Hereford with 5,510 peop...

Inside a pharmacy. Picture: PA A SURVEY has found Dorset has among the worst access to pharmacies, which could lead to longer waiting times for a Covid-19 jab in the coming months. Research from online pharmacy Medicine Direct also revealed there will be no physical pharmacies left on England’s high streets by January 2069 should the rate of recent closures and funding cuts continue in the years to come. The ‘Pharmacy Blackspots’ study reveals the towns and cities in England, Scotland...

AS community pharmacies join the UKs Covid-19 vaccination efforts this week, startling new analysis of NHS data has revealed that Reading is…

The area of Somerset found to be among the worst pharmacy blackspots in the country It is predicted that physical pharmacies could die out within 50 years SIGN UP NOW When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice As community pharmacies join the UK’s coronavirus vaccination efforts this week, new analysis...