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Pharmacy In Practice

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Policy

How to sustain the momentum

What can community pharmacy learn from its Covid-19 response? Speakers at a recent Westminster Health Forum policy conference shared their thoughts. 

05 Nov 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Pregnancy & baby care

Sodium valproate prescribing update

Two new initiatives have been launched to ensure all women and girls prescribed sodium valproate are fully aware of the risks and understand the importance of using reliable contraception to prevent pregnancy

17 Oct 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Business environment

Hasn't the NPA got it Wright?

The Group looking at the future representation of community pharmacy has yet to provide concrete options for change. But there’s much to like in outline proposals developed by the NPA 

12 Oct 2021 , 5 Min Article

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Prescribing

Prescription for longevity

Independent prescriber Sunil Kochhar says it’s time to upskill if you want to match the 2026 cohort, who will be the first to register with prescribing rights

11 Oct 2021 , 3 Min Article

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Vaccinations

Flu season could be early, and demand higher

The near absence of flu cases last year means the season could come early this year

12 Sep 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Business environment

Going, growing, gone

Pharmacy numbers are shrinking and it's large chains losing share

10 Aug 2021 , 2 Min Article

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The bus stops here

What does a medicines optimisation pharmacist do? Victoria Birchall describes a typical week 

10 Aug 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Business environment

Integrated care systems are coming...so what?

Integrated care systems (ICSs) will, we are told, join up health and care, with planning and delivery increasingly organised more locally. What does this mean for community pharmacy?

14 Jul 2021 , 5 Min Article

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Leadership

Representation review runs true to form

The steering group charting a new course for representation in England has published an outline timetable for change. How did we get here, and what's next?

14 Jul 2021 , 4 Min Article

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Financial Management & Funding

The five year deal: half term report

Health economist Leela Barham takes stock of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) at its half-way point

07 Jun 2021 , 4 Min Article

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Legal

Modernising healthcare regulation: time for change

Do new proposals for regulating health professionals make sense, given the learnings of the pandemic?

03 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Box ticking, or barrier busting?

The Joint National Plan for Inclusive Pharmacy Practice makes all the right noises about addressing inequalities, but can it make a difference?

05 May 2021 , 4 Min Article

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Leadership

Joining the dots

Avicenna MD Bharti Patel brings a breath of experience to bear on focusing the independent support group on what matters most to its members

09 Feb 2021 , 7 Min Article

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Leadership

Room for a new view

How might community pharmacy in England build on its pandemic-enhanced reputation? The Wright Review suggested a new vision and strategy were needed. There are gaps, but a completely blank sheet of paper might not be necessary.

01 Feb 2021 , 7 Min Article

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Research effort plants seed

Pharmacy support for a major Covid-19 trial could prove to be a long term 'win win'.

14 Jan 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Smoking cessation

The role of pharmacy in tobacco harm reduction

In an effort to accelerate the decline in smoking prevalence and smoking-related population harm, the tobacco harm reduction approach has been increasingly recognised by public health organisations. 

24 Nov 2020 , 1 Min Article