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Pharmacy In Practice

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Stretched but bouncing back

Brexit and the pandemic have tested medicines supply chains. What lessons have been learned to mitigate future shortages?

01 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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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. 

07 Nov 2021 , 2 Min Article

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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

02 Nov 2021 , 2 Min Article

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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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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

12 Oct 2021 , 3 Min Article

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Flu season could be early, and demand higher

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

13 Sep 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Going, growing, gone

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

11 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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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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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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Modernising healthcare regulation: time for change

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

13 Jul 2021 , 2 Min Article

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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

13 Jun 2021 , 4 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?

13 Jun 2021 , 4 Min Article

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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

08 Feb 2021 , 7 Min Article

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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.

02 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'.

19 Jan 2021 , 2 Min Article

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