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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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The curious logic of fitness to practise decisions

How does the GPhC fit the punishment to the crime?

26 Apr 2024

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Lagging behind the techno revolution

Are pharmacists really luddites at heart?

26 Apr 2024

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Pharmacy’s acronym addiction

An ever-growing list of buzzwords and acronyms won't be enough to save pharmacy

11 Apr 2024

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Lizards, Easter eggs and saving community pharmacy

Outsider contrasts the rosy past with the current stark realities

11 Apr 2024

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Mixed blessings with Pharmacy First

Promising figures from the service launch period won't assuage long-term sustainability worries

03 Apr 2024

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LPC network must get its house in order

We need fewer, stronger voices in the mix argues CCA chief Malcolm Harrison

26 Mar 2024

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