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Legal

Looking for better lease terms?

Trainee solicitor Lauren Kelly and solicitor Jennifer Berritt look at how the Lease Code could help with a tricky lease renewal

13 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Are more frequent tax payments in the pipeline?

Businesses could soon be required to pay tax more often - maybe even monthly

13 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Special treatment

With more independent prescribing pharmacists writing prescriptions, and an emphasis on medicines optimisation in GP practices and Clinical Commissioning Groups, is the end in sight for specials?

13 Jun 2021 , 3 Min Article

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More bright business ideas

Tech boffins and creative minds continue to devise and develop ingenious solutions to benefit pharmacy businesses. We round up the latest…

13 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Cancer & palliative care

Raising the profile of cancer prevention

Community pharmacist Jackie Lewis’s mission to raise the profile of cancer prevention, treatment and care has now spawned two key resources for the sector. 

13 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Business environment

Time for a new metric?

Final data for 2020 prescription volumes are in: here's the detail

17 May 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Efficiency

Time to hit the button

How do you know when it's time to embrace in-pharmacy automation?

17 May 2021 , 5 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

Is it really, though?

Health economist Leela Barham gets the measure of the self care opportunity for pharmacy

20 Apr 2021 , 3 Min Article

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Digital & technology

Could an app boost your sales?

Malcolm Carroll says developing an e-commerce app for a pharmacy is easier than you might think 

20 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Making allowances

Will Silsby says the new style of capital allowance has raised a number of questions

06 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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People skills

Kickstarting opportunity

At a time when job opportunities for young people are looking precarious, a new £2 billion scheme has seen an enthusiastic take-up by community pharmacies.

06 Apr 2021 , 3 Min Article

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Longer prescriptions? Think Part XIVC

If your GPs have changed prescription durations, you might want to review Part XIVC of the Drug Tariff

05 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Bright business ideas for March

A round up of the latest innovations

05 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Clinical services

Road to better needle work

As more pharmacists consider adding aesthetics to their services, Professor Ash Mosahebi says there's a need for rigour when offering cosmetic treatments

29 Mar 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Legal

NHS angle can affect how pharmacies change hands

When it comes to buying and selling a business, pharmacies can be a bit different. 

11 Mar 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Integrated care

Coming to a town near you...

Proposed Government reforms could escalate local decision making about the shape of health and social care in England. Is community pharmacy ready for more integrated care?

02 Mar 2021 , 4 Min Article

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