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Covid-19's mental health legacy

Counting the cost of Covid on the nation's mental health and wellbeing 

04 Mar 2022

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Disability at work

What pharmacy employers need to know about the Government's National Disability Strategy

04 Mar 2022

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Firing and rehiring

It's been slated in the press, but how does firing and re-hiring work

04 Mar 2022

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Firing and rehiring

It's been slated in the press, but how does firing and re-hiring work

04 Mar 2022

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A fire safety refresher

Changes to the regulatory framework for building safety prompted by the Grenfell Tower tragedy may impact commercial premises too

03 Mar 2022

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No excuses on minimum wage

The law is clear – the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage must be paid appropriately. If they’re not, employers can expect regulatory trouble

03 Mar 2022

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Let's talk about sex...

With GP and sexual health clinics under strain, pharmacies are increasingly finding themselves the first port of call for sexual health.

02 Feb 2022

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A new prescription for Wales

Published just before Christmas, the Welsh Government’s A New Prescription/Presgripsiwn Newydd might not have got the attention it deserves

02 Feb 2022

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Missed flu targets costs £169,000

An FOI response shows 424 community pharmacies have had money taken back for missing last year’s PCN-level flu target

02 Feb 2022

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Two years in, is it time CPCS got a tweak?

Leela Barham looks at calls for reform of the CPCS and the claim that it could save the NHS £640 million a year if GP practices and patients buy in

02 Feb 2022

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Workforce pressure cooking

The pandemic has put the pharmacy workforce under immense pressure. Pay and conditions; recruitment and retention. This is a compounding crisis

02 Feb 2022

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Pharmacy, Covid and data protection

Data protection compliance has never been more pertinent

01 Feb 2022

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Disagreeable directors

Parting company with an employee is one thing, but what happens when it’s a director, maybe one who is also a shareholder? 

01 Feb 2022

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Not all change is equal

Up. Down. Prescription numbers continue to show little pattern

10 Jan 2022

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Omicron: employment Q&As

With Omicron prevalent, solicitor Becky Lawton and trainee solicitor Francesca Charlton consider how pharmacy owners can provide further protection for staff and customers

05 Jan 2022

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Government consults on flexible working

A private member’s Bill on flexible working was unlikely to gain traction, but it prompted a Government consultation paper seeking views

05 Jan 2022

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