Mahendra Patel

'A pharmacist can advise a patient and where necessary, can point them towards seeking medical advice and sometimes with great urgency'.

Pharmacy services need to be available as widely as possible - Mahendra Patel

Professor Mahendra Patel is Pharmacy and Inclusion and Diversity Lead for the trial.

Covid sufferers urged to take part in 'gamechanger' antiviral pill trial

Secondary school students across Wakefield, West Yorkshire, and in Selby in North Yorkshire, will continue to require masks in classrooms and communal areas because of a rise in coronavirus cases. Photo credit: JPIMedia

Pupils continue to wear face masks in parts of Yorkshire due to outbreak fears

Education and health leaders in Yorkshire have expressed concerns after the Government confirmed that face masks will non longer be required in secondary classrooms in England from May 17. Photo credit: JPIMedia

'Too soon' to remove masks in secondary schools, say Yorkshire education leaders

Royal Navy personnel prepare to give vaccines to the public at a coronavirus vaccination centre set up at Bath Racecourse. Photo: PA

Coronavirus misinformation may have caused reluctance to take vaccine

The first vaccine to be declared safe and effective and approved for mass use by UK regulators is made by Pfizer-BioNTech. Photo credit: PA

Bradford health leader says public need to remain vigilant as vaccination begins

A member of the public wears a face mask in, Bradford in Yorkshire, after Health Secretary Matt Hancock published a new review which found black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people are at significantly higher risk of dying from Covid-19. Photo credit: Danny Lawson / PA

Yorkshire at fore in groundbreaking COVID-19 research for BAME community

Prof Mahendra Patel. Picture: The University of Bradford

Importance of handwashing 'forgotten' amid mixed messaging

Pupils in a Tunisian high school students wearing face masks. But Yorkshire health and education chiefs want clarification on wearing them in schools in England. Photo credit: FETHI BELAID/Getty Images.

Yorkshire health and education chiefs call for mask 'clarity' for teachers

Boris Johnson said it is “vitally important” children go back to school with the life chances of a generation at stake.

Teachers 'forgotten' in return to school, warns Yorkshire health leader

Pictured, Imam Qari Asim at the Makkah Mosque in Leeds. Picture taken during the coronavirus pandemic. Picture credit: James Hardisty/JPIMediaResell

Places of worship need to remain vigilant during funerals, says Leeds Imam

A health leader in Bradford has warned people need to remain vigilant due to the city's high new Covid-19 cases in England.

Bradford health leader says public need to remain vigilant due to new infections

A member of the public wears a face mask in, Bradford in Yorkshire, after Health Secretary Matt Hancock published a new review which found black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people are at significantly higher risk of dying from Covid-19. Photo credit: Danny Lawson / PA

Major pharmacy chains trying to reduce risk of Covid-19 to BAME staff