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Analysis: Three NHS futures

Future takes on the NHS. This month: the smoking challenge, creating a community model and tackling inequalities

05 Aug 2022

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Outsourcing explained

Ever wondered why pharmaceutical companies outsource the management of their mature portfolios? PharmaLex's Stephan Hütter explains

08 Jul 2022

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A force of nature

Maintaining its independence after almost 70 years in business has helped herbal remedies manufacturer A.Vogel focus on its core principles

07 Jul 2022

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Don't overlook statutory registers

Whether you own a pharmacy company or you're selling your shares in one, don't underestimate the importance of accurate statutory registers, says solicitor Tertius Alberts

07 Jul 2022

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BNPL: an acronym for success?

Buy now, pay later is an option independents can't afford to ignore. Their rivals haven't

07 Jul 2022

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PDA roundtable finds much merit in open conversation

As pharmacy faces up to a post-pandemic world, an event last month demonstrates how the right environment can promote better thinking

07 Jul 2022

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Pharmacy’s local challenge refined and defined

Dr Claire Fuller’s ‘Next Steps for Integrating Primary Care’ report shows a clear role for community pharmacy

07 Jul 2022

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Economic reality check overdue for co-located rents

With one example of a rent rise of more than 200 per cent, is a re-think is needed on health centre rents to reflect today’s marketplace

07 Jul 2022

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Here's to (Lanes) health

Almost a century on, Lanes Health continues to work to its founder’s values to improve people’s health and quality of life

28 Jun 2022

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Going back in time for holiday pay

To avoid unexpected claims for holiday pay, assessing the risk that self‑employed contractors such as locums could be deemed workers is a reasonable approach

24 Jun 2022

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Limited options when rents rise

Solicitor Michelle Noble says preparation is vital to get the best out of a rent review

24 Jun 2022

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Lessons from the negotiating table

With new deals around the corner elsewhere across Britain, Judy Thomas, director of contractor services at Community Pharmacy Wales, tells Leela Barham what helped in reaching agreement on a future strategy in Wales

23 Jun 2022

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All day, all week, all year

The erosion of dispensing value, notably in England's flat funding agreement, has accelerated the trend to streamline elements of prescription workflow

22 Jun 2022

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Clinical services growth accelerates

CPCS is taking off, according to the latest NHS data

05 May 2022

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Buyers beware in the LFT 'wild west'

Community pharmacists looking to sell Covid-19 lateral flow tests to customers may want to check they are buying products that can legitimately be sold in the UK

05 May 2022

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Don't let secrets walk out the door

Key players regularly move around, whether to further careers, branch out or set up a business which rivals their former employer. But how can a pharmacy protect its confidential information when an employee leaves?

05 May 2022

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