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Analysis: What does a pharmacy minister do anyway?

Primary care ministers sit within a complex network of policymakers - but what impact can they make?

01 Feb 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Is CPE delaying tough decisions about its committee makeup?

As multiples shut branches, is it time for CPE to review the seats allotted to CCA members?

25 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Community pharmacy must be ‘at the heart’ of women’s health strategy

NPA policy manager Helen Mangion said pharmacies must be an integral part of women's health hubs.

18 Jan 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Working together to make a success of Pharmacy First

We must prove the sector's doubters wrong, say the NPA and CCA in a joint editorial

12 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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RPS launches general election manifesto on pharmacy

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society urged its members to send the manifesto to potential candidates in their local constituencies.

08 Jan 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Online pharmacy guidance is clear, GPhC chief insists after BBC exposé

BBC reporters were able to buy over 1,600 prescription-only medicines from online pharmacies by entering false information.

05 Jan 2024 , 6 Min Article

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DH launches landmark consultation on proposed supervision changes

Proposals would see pharmacists enabled to delegate more dispensing tasks to colleagues

07 Dec 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Andrea Leadsom appointed new pharmacy minister

Leadsom, who entered the race to be Theresa May’s successor as prime minister in 2019, takes over from Neil O’Brien.

15 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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RPS calls for ban on retailers offering paracetamol multi-buy deals

'Self-regulation' not enough to stop retailers' potentially harmful practices, warns RPS

07 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Dispensing doctors make strange demands

The BMA's representations to Parliament are enough to raise a pharmacist's blood pressure

01 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Would pharmacies do better under a Labour government?

P3pharmacy editor Arthur Walsh weighs up Labour's primary care announcements

01 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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CPE asks independents and non-CCA members for views on future

Community Pharmacy England said independents and non-CCA members can “directly input" into its committee’s talks via the survey.

01 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Outdated supervision rules hold us back

A new model unlocks the vision we have long talked about, says Malcolm Harrison

30 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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BMA: All pharmacy funding streams should be available to dispensing doctors

Dispensing GPs should have access to the same services and funding as pharmacies, says BMA

20 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Labour have a 'different' approach to community pharmacy, claims AIMp

AIMp chief says Streeting keen to invest - but will he have the budget?

16 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Can we afford the future of pharmacy?

Think tanks are looking into pharmacy's prospects – but they shouldn't forget the economic view

09 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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