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Opinion: What are the risks of using volunteers to deliver medicines?

Solicitor Noel Wardle considers the concerns raised by community pharmacists about liabilities when using volunteers to deliver medicines.

17 Apr 2020

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Clapping solves nothing

Only one topic this month. P3pharmacy's anonymous correspondent, Outsider, has gone viral.

30 Mar 2020

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Agree functions before the rest

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

05 Mar 2020

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Have a say on who does what

Our anonymous correspondent suggests you should make time to contribute to an important survey

05 Mar 2020

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Solving a Greek riddle

Community pharmacist Ade Williams wonders whether things would be different had we paid more attention in 2010.

05 Mar 2020

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For independents or independence?

Lindsey Fairbrother asks whether hub and spoke is a 'nice to have' or an essential part of an independent future?

14 Feb 2020

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A lesson from history

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

14 Feb 2020

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Reassurance, options and support needed in teen pregnancy

Darren Collett-Mills suggests pharmacy should adopt a three point plan for pregnant teens seeking help.

05 Feb 2020

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Choice key to smoking cessation wins

Darush Attar-Zadeh says pharmacy and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) continue to play a strong role alongside vaping and e-cigarettes

20 Jan 2020

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Rx for 2020: policy, please

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

17 Jan 2020

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Hello golden twenties

We asked for a look back at 2019, but since he likes stretching a brief, he decided to have a go at the whole decade.

16 Jan 2020

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Looking outside the box

Independent pharmacy owner Lindsey Fairbrother says it might be time to look elsewhere for further contract inspiration, like Canada

12 Jan 2020

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Three takes on change

With responsibility for health devolved, the decisions that shape community pharmacy are being made in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast as well as Westminster. We catch up with the people in the middle.

09 Jan 2020

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The CPCS: a lawyer writes...

The Community Pharmacist Consultation Service is up and running. Solicitor Susan Hunneyball casts an eye over the operational angles.

05 Jan 2020

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