Services Development

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Case study: Fresh thinking

Superintendent pharmacist Jonathan Campbell explains how forging strong ties with a GP surgery has helped his business stand out, and calls for fresh thinking to tackle issues facing the sector.

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Promotion of local pharmacy services

Customers may find it difficult to understand the wide range of services being offered by a pharmacy. What can be done?

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Make a success of pharmacy services

As financial constraints placed on community pharmacies continue to bite, services are increasingly being flagged as an opportunity to plug funding gaps

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Delivering clear health outcomes for patients

Focus your pharmacy team, operations and practices on maximising health outcomes. Do you need to change and what should you do?

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Effective ways to reach specific patient groups

This review will help pharmacy teams to focus on effective ways to reach specific patient groups.

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Make the most of the consultation area

Are you using your consultation area to the maximum, or is there potential for this resource in community pharmacy to be used to better effect?

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The long-term vision for local pharmacy services

P3 reviews a selection of successful projects that have been running in pharmacy to support people with long-term conditions

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There’s money on the table worth £73,800 – grab it

The size of the potential opportunity outside of dispensing could surprise you, suggests Retail Performance Specialists

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Men’s Health Forum Book explains safe drinking

Men’s Health Forum book explains safe drinking approaches

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Doing things differently for pharmacy efficiency

Naz Meghji shares the steps that Avicenna’s pharmacies have taken to improve pharmacy efficiency

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A weighty issue in pharmacy

A quarter of adults in the UK are obese, making weight-management advice more important than ever

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Inhaler recycling scheme is set to expand

GSK’s Complete the Cycle inhaler recycling scheme is gathering pace, says the company

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Reducing the risk of dispensing errors

What is the best way to reduce the chance of dispensing errors?

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Better patient consultations

Combining product knowledge with people skills in patient consultations can lead to better outcomes.

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Build your pharmacy around your patients

How highly does your pharmacy value its patients?

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Travel health advice in the winter

Running a travel health clinic is becoming an attractive proposition for many pharmacies and the benefits are obvious all year round

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Focus on long-term conditions

The management of long-term conditions is a major burden for healthcare, so how do you create services for your patients who are suffering from long-term conditions?