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One in five need room to breathe

The Taskforce for Lung Health sees opportunity in effective promotion of 'vital' pharmacy services like inhaler technique checks

14 Jul 2021

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First responders

Increased numbers of visits to the pharmacy in search of self care assistance with first aid has been a knock-on effect of the pandemic. 

14 Jul 2021

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Bricks and clicks: a winning formula

Numark managing director Jeremy Meader calls for more support to help unlock community pharmacy's competitive edge as 'connected spaces' for everyday health

14 Jul 2021

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Just what we need

Adam Irvine says integrated care systems may look like another reorganisation of the NHS, but this change feels different

14 Jul 2021

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Is the CPCS delivering? Or is it too soon to tell?

Health economist Leela Barham unpicks the value proposition of the CPCS

14 Jul 2021

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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

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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

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Function. Form

Change is coming... again. The 42 integrated care organisations that will form the 'system' level of the NHS from April 2022 are in place in shadow form.

14 Jul 2021

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Antidepressants prescribed twice as much in deprived areas

Antidepressant drugs were prescribed to more than twice as many people in the most deprived parts of England compared to the least in 2020-21. 

14 Jul 2021

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NHS invests £20m in faster cancer diagnosis

'Skin snaps' and rapid tests are among the measures being rolled out by NHS England as part of a major drive to speed up cancer detection.  

 

14 Jul 2021

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Pressure builds on PM to maintain masks rule

Health bodies including the RPS and BMA have told Boris Johnson to maintain compulsory mask use in healthcare settings after July 19.

14 Jul 2021

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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

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Be sun smarter

It may be staycations for many this year, but the British sun can still be a cause for concern

13 Jul 2021

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Crisis point

With screening delays and lockdown related mental health issues on the rise, how might pharmacy help?

13 Jul 2021

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