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Planning permission for new pharmacies explained

Legal director Claire Timmings and associate Dan Murphy simplify the process

23 Jul 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Bright sparks

Lockdown has brought negatives, but it is now delivering positives, including inventions designed to help businesses thrive in the ‘new normal’

22 Jul 2020 , 2 Min Article

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The high street's white knight?

Jonathan Bower says local authorities’ economic development role could be harnessed to drive forward a growth agenda post Covid-19

08 Jul 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Covid-19: SSP rule changes explained

Like much else, coronavirus has changed how the statutory sick pay regime is administered, as well as the level of coverage.

08 Jul 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Pandemic focus shows way for pharmacy

Cegedim UK’s Steve Bradley and Gian Celino say the way Covid-19 has focused the NHS is a lesson for how to effect change. But, they ask, do pharmacy’s leaders want to follow suit?

07 Jul 2020 , 3 Min Article

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Pandemic focus shows way for pharmacy

Cegedim UK’s Steve Bradley and Gian Celino say the way Covid-19 has focused the NHS is a lesson for how to effect change. But, they ask, do pharmacy’s leaders want to follow suit?

07 Jul 2020 , 3 Min Article

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The mother of invention

Innovative ideas of interest to the pharmacy profession in a Covid world

02 Jul 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Time machines

The time that pharmacy automation frees up has never been more useful – or apparent – than it is right now.

02 Jul 2020 , 3 Min Article

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Covid-19: property questions addressed

Solicitors Michelle Noble and Aidan Welton consider the options available to pharmacists in respect of property costs during the pandemic.

02 Jul 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Government support for business

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has only delivered one Budget and the pandemic consigned that to the footnotes of history.

02 Jul 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Counting the cost of Covid-19

Two months into Covid-19, and community pharmacies have been counting the costs of dealing with the pandemic. 

02 Jul 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Automation nation

Robots have come into their own during the pandemic, supporting remote ordering and social distancing

02 Jul 2020 , 5 Min Article

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Collection point shines in pandemic lockdown

Lockdown has been a fillip to HMI Pharmacy's collection point; more than 1,200 people a month are now using it

02 Jul 2020 , 3 Min Article

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What are the risks of using volunteers to deliver medicines?

Solicitor Noel Wardle says that while it is better for patients to receive their medicines than to go without, pharmacists and pharmacy owners have legal and ethical responsibilities to consider when using volunteer delivery people. 

01 Jul 2020 , 2 Min Article

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