Front Desk

Just because something becomes possible does not mean you have to do it.

Why not work out now, in detail, what might happen next with Covid jabs 

The editor considers how the pandemic has shifted pharmacy's agenda

“Did you hear the minister’s speech?” “I’ve heard it all before. Waste of time.” Is it, though? 

Professor of social pharmacy Claire Anderson's passion for research has taken her around the world, but she says UK pharmacy is slower on the uptake 

There’s no gloss on the RPS’s annual workforce wellbeing survey

Five weeks ago, and old friend rang me up and told me about someone he'd just met.

The editor says winners are the builders of the future, even in this year's "no ceremony" awards

Unfamiliarity with a new bit of kit prompts a thought about how people get information

Covid-19 has accelerated decision making in the NHS. Pharmacy can't afford to delay its own

As the country was ordered to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives, and GPs moved to entry by remote triage, Rob Darracott asked a dozen pharmacists to log their Covid-19 experiences in a series of emails and calls. This is their story of five weeks in community pharmacy.

...and this is why. The Editor's view

There's a great job going in West London...

The Editor argues that the numbers won't tell the real story

I don't need to paint you a picture. You're in the picture

Some wish lists in the representation review seem to put the cart before the horse

The editor recalls a successful campaign from pharmacy's past and asks whether it holds some lessons for the future.

You can’t shape what you don’t see coming, and you won’t see it coming if you’re not looking for it. 

Pharmacy can do better than some of the tactics being employed in the general election

The editor says only realists and optimists need apply