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Harsh, very harsh

The news that 424 community pharmacies have had Pharmacy Quality Scheme monies clawed back is incredibly frustrating.

01 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

Time for eggshells

Are we missing a trick with CPCS because we're not thinking outside the box?

01 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

Plastic Carton

It's a regular quiz question. Which book starts: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?

10 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

Well done, but keep going

The last two years have set a positive tone, but there are mixed signals as England heads towards a contract negotiation

05 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

Time to green up

We’re going to be hearing a lot about sustainability. It was news to me how advanced some businesses in the supply chain are in their thinking; perhaps it shouldn’t have been.

01 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sustainability

Sustainability and pharmacy

Professor emerita Angela Alexander MBE has plenty of practical ideas for how pharmacists might reduce their climate footprint

01 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Into 2022 with renewed vigour

Numark managing director Jeremy Meader reflects back on 2021 and suggests how community pharmacy might see 2022 as a new beginning

01 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

Customer service

Reassess product mix for 'new normal' footfall

Has Covid-19 changed the product mix in pharmacy? Ruth Giles, brand manager for Care at Thornton & Ross, shares her thoughts

01 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

A solution (or two)

For December's 'sustainability' theme, Outsider wrote on a refurbished machine powered by the finest eco-certified green electricity

01 Dec 2021 , 1 Min Article

Impressive, but...

Community flu jab services are booming, but has anyone in Whitehall noticed? And if so, do they care?

07 Nov 2021 , 2 Min Article

Business environment

Fake news: how big is the problem?

Scott McDougall says we need to understand how fake news works to encoiurage the public's trust

07 Nov 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Health supplements

Equality time

GSK Consumer Health's vice-president, head of R&D EMEA on the legacy of Covid, empowering pharmacists and the need for partnerships

07 Nov 2021 , 5 Min Article

Perfect sense

It's always a pleasant surprise to hear politicians from all sides talking about the benefits of mutuality.

07 Nov 2021 , 2 Min Article

Grounds for hope

The world is changing around us. Some have noticed. Others? I’m not so sure.

03 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Sexual health

Pushing the on switch

Anna Maxwell, who wrote the manual for OTC switching, says pharmacy sales of oral contraception have been in the plan for 30 years, and there's more to come

13 Oct 2021 , 8 Min Article

A common cause

Bristol City Council's deputy mayor for communities, equalities and public health, sees pharmacies as crucial to tackling health inequalities

13 Oct 2021 , 2 Min Article

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