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Top tips for endorsing Serious Shortage Protocols

With shortage protocols on the rise, follow these tips to ensure NHSBSA accepts your claims

31 Jan 2023

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Outsider: Transition payments are dead, long live transition payments

So there’s to be no immediate funding uplift in England. What more is there to say, asks Outsider

30 Jan 2023

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A predictable disaster...

Connect2Pharma’s Mark Robinson says the current outbreak of strep A infection was predictable and the response held back by a lack of vision

02 Jan 2023

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Turning point

As he reflects on the old year and welcomes in the new, our anonymous correspondent looks forward to the sector’s point of inflection

01 Jan 2023

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...and what about microbes?

Lisa Jamieson says there are reasons beyond antimicrobial resistance to focus on antimicrobial stewardship and avoiding unnecessary antibiotics where possible

01 Jan 2023

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Hit it, Frank

It's time to pass the baton...

01 Jan 2023

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Threat or opportunity? The growth of online

Boosted by the pandemic and evolving consumer needs, Care’s pharmacist Karen Baker says e-commerce has seen rapid growth, with pharmacy continuing its move to digital

09 Dec 2022

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A land-grab that should concern us all

Malcolm Harrison was asked “Are commercial interests in health and care harming people?” at a recent PSA conference. Here’s his response

09 Dec 2022

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Apathy, antibiotics and axioms

"It is not axiomatic that an absence in provision of pharmaceutical services should result in the granting of a new contract"

09 Dec 2022

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50 not out

The editor reaches 50 issues of the magazine. Here's his highlights if you're thinking 'where next?' for community pharmacy in England

08 Dec 2022

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Six and a half weeks

A week is a long time in politics. A month is a long time in community pharmacy. 45 days is a lifetime

14 Nov 2022

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Ewch i’r gorllewin

Take the fastest train to Cardiff Central...

01 Nov 2022

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Write the script if you want a fairytale ending

Ade Williams says community pharmacy in England needs a consistent proposition

01 Nov 2022

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Invest in workforce now for benefits later

Malcolm Harrison says ambition and investment, as well as modernisation, are key to making the most of the opportunity to change community pharmacy practice

06 Oct 2022

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On a new strategy

The editor says there's a few key questions that need to be addressed upfront when developing a new strategy

06 Oct 2022

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Unhappy (and that's an understatement)

Minor Fiscal Event? More like Major F***ing S**tshow

05 Oct 2022

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