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Pharmacy is in a right old mess

The GPhC is tough on untidy pharmacies – but are they a sign of rising pressure?

04 Oct 2024

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Can AI save CPE's bacon?

Outsider turns to the AI oracle for some novel suggestions on getting cash for pharmacies

12 Sep 2024

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Let's not fall behind on primary care data sharing

The GP Connect debacle this summer should not be repeated

05 Sep 2024

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We must all say no to working for free

Pharmacy must cut back on free work and act as one - the way GPs do

15 Aug 2024

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Our negotiators must move past a decade of poor performance

With pharmacies paying an extra £1.5m for CPE, better results are needed

09 Aug 2024

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Economist’s view: Costing options for scrapping the prescription charge

Axing prescription charges – a cheap and cheerful policy option for Labour?

02 Aug 2024

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Driving economic growth through public health

There may be no 'magic money tree' – but pharmacy still has a strong case, Ade Williams argues

02 Aug 2024

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Tough choices are needed for the future

We need better data on the trade offs patients are willing to make, an economist writes

11 Jul 2024

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How to win friends and influence Treasury

CCA chief Malcolm Harrison on the organisation's lobbying behind the scenes

10 Jul 2024

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Look what you could have won

On polling day, Outsider imagines our Glorious Negotiators at the Bullseye podium

04 Jul 2024

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When the lights went out

Could this be pharmacy's summer of discontent?

28 Jun 2024

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OTC opioids: Pharmacy’s dirty little secret

How can we motivate people to reduce their use of OTC opioids?

28 Jun 2024

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Outsider: What’s in a name?

Reports of the recently rebranded IPA have Outsider reaching for his beer...

12 Jun 2024

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Adapting to a new paradigm: Learnings from Pharmacy First Scotland

Edinburgh contractor Leanne Carey on the value Pharmacy First has brought to the network

29 May 2024

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Why won’t the RPS come clean about its membership?

If the Society wants to be more transparent, why is it still so guarded on membership numbers?

24 May 2024

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People in glass houses

The CCA's lobbying on local representation is as predictable as it is disappointing

08 May 2024

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