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It’s been two months since Pharmacy Show 2024, but we still don’t think we have thanked all those who supported the show enough. We wish to say a particular thank you to all our expert speakers who co ...

Session spotlight with Waheedat Owodeyi, Superintendent Pharmacist at Pharmacyexprezz

Independent community pharmacies in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland have signalled their readiness to scale back services in the new year, following an unprecedented vote in favour of collective ...

Pharmacy First launched in England on 31 January 2024, allowing patients access to assessment and treatment for seven common clinical conditions from their community pharmacy, without the need for a G ...

Following on from the 2024 Pharmacy Show, a big topic of conversation recently has been legislation changes and what they mean in practice for Pharmacy Technicians. It was wonderful to hear from so ma ...

On the 13-14 October, the NEC Birmingham once again played host to thousands of community pharmacy professionals from across the country as they gathered to network, learn, and share ideas at The Phar ...

In 2023, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) commissioned The Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund to develop the report ‘A Vision for Community Pharmacy’, setting out how to expand the role of community p ...

Ahead of the Pharmacy Show, the team sat down with Thorrun Govind, Pharmacist and healthcare lawyer, to touch base on what’s been going on in the pharmacy sales market and get a sneak preview of what ...

Ahead of the Pharmacy Show on 13-14 October, we caught up with Michelle Riddalls – Chief Executive of PAGB, the consumer healthcare association. We asked her about what medicine reclassification means ...

With the Pharmacy Show just over the horizon, here is your guide for getting the most out of the event – whether you are a first-time attendee or veteran visitor! 

The last year has been a busy year for the pharmacy sales market, with the sell off of LloydsPharmacy’s entire high street pharmacy estate in 2023 signaling a period of flux in the market. At the begi ...

The Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with Professor Mahendra Patel OBE and Genes & Health at Queen Mary, University of London.

In the dynamic landscape of a new government, new legislation, and expanding opportunities, community pharmacies are positioned to expand their influence and enhance their service offerings.

On Friday 5th July, we woke up (those of us who hadn’t stayed up all night to watch the results come in!) to confirmation that the exit polls were correct, and Labour had surpassed the magic number of ...

On 13 May, the government confirmed plans to make 'hub and spoke' dispensing models available to all local pharmacies, aiming to enhance efficiency and allow more time for complex dispensing and clini ...

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has announced plans for a day of protest action on 20 June to highlight what it describes as an ‘emergency across the community pharmacy sector’. This event, na ...

Pharmacy First Scotland was launched in July 2020, and offers the supply of prescription only medicine using PGDs for five conditions – uncomplicated UTIs in non-pregnant females, impetigo, skin infec ...

Last month was Stress Awareness Month, and from 13-19 May is Mental Health Awareness Week. Given this, it seemed like an important time to revisit stress and wellbeing in community pharmacy. 

The formal tripartite negotiations on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2024/25 began at the end of February.

Pharmacy technicians will soon be able to ‘administer and supply specified medicines to certain groups of patients’, according to a DHSC press release sent last week.

Last week, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society shared the results of its latest workforce wellbeing survey, and the results make for worrying reading.

Ahead of the General Election, Community Pharmacy England, the CCA, the NPA and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have launched a joint manifesto for community pharmacy.

At the time of writing this, Pharmacy First has been live for just a couple of days. If my social media feeds were anything to go by, its launch was met with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. O ...

The Department of Health and Social Care consultation closes at 11:59pm on 29 February – make sure you have shared your views

The Pharmacy Show returned to the NEC Birmingham on 15th – 16th October 2023. Over the course of two days, the show united 8,509 pharmacy professionals from across community pharmacy, general practice ...

Here's what you missed at The Pharmacy Show 2023!

Join us at The Pharmacy Show 2023 The UK’s only national event for community and primary care pharmacy professionals is back! In just a few days’ time, The Pharmacy Show will be returning to the NEC B ...

 

RXTRACKED STAND: C66 RxTracked offers a fully tracked and signed prescription delivery service. We collect from the pharmacies and deliver to their patients using our own fleet and in house delivery s ...

 

 

With access to unmissable new content and invaluable training & development opportunities, this year’s Pharmacy Show is the place to be if you want to grow and develop as a pharmacy professional. From ...

The Pharmacy Show is back! In just a couple of months we’ll be returning to the NEC Birmingham, providing community pharmacy professionals across the country with access to innovative products, unmiss ...

The Pharmacy Show returned at the NEC in Birmingham on 16th – 17th October 2022. This year’s show united over 7000 community pharmacy, primary care and industry professionals, which included over 350 ...

(LONDON) 28th July 2022:  The Pharmacy Show has announced today that it will host the ‘Primary Care Pharmacy Show’ within the event, an enhanced feature bringing together primary care pharmacy and com ...

With the month of June upon us we're once again proud to celebrate Pride Month, an important time for us all to raise awareness of how damaging discrimination can be, encourage more understanding of t ...

Creating a culture of belonging To begin addressing the issues in healthcare, an increase in visibility and representation is crucial. Being seen and heard is vital, not just for ourselves, but for ot ...

Not only can you refer to presentations that you attended to refresh your memory, but also benefit from being able to learn from presentations that clashed with your other conference commitments. Some ...

1. Create a plan - The most common way to fall short of your goal is to make your goal unattainable. Once you've set your goal(s), work backwards so that you know exactly what you need to do to achiev ...

The Pharmacy Show programme is tailored to ensure that you thrive. We have been working hard to deliver you an educational programme of the highest quality, led by the very best leaders within the ind ...

16 days of action, 1 global fight Large companies – from Amnesty International to the World Health Organisation, as well as local, grassroots projects are supporting and celebrating this momentous mov ...

Reunited after two long years After taking the decision to postpone The Pharmacy Show 2020 due to the pandemic, The Pharmacy Show 2021 saw the first major get-together for the profession in two years, ...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: 19-October 2021 – The Pharmacy Show was back in action last month. The national event supporting the pharmacy industry in the UK was back at the NEC, Birmingham on 17-18 Octobe ...

Discover our must-see line-up of speakers – delivering content to inform, inspire and improve your day-to-day practices.

The Pharmacy Show is back! In just a few days’ time, we’ll be returning to the NEC Birmingham, live and in person – providing community pharmacy professionals across the country with game-changing adv ...

Formerly known as Medical Communications, Kyron Media is delighted to be participating with the Pharmacy Show as media partners this year. Kyron Media is at the forefront of cross-platform publishing ...

At the Pharmacy Show, take the Perfect Pharmacy Scorecard from Pharmacy Mentor and talk to us LIVE about the results.   What is the Perfect Pharmacy Scorecard? Over the years, talking to hundreds if n ...

(London) The Pharmacy Show, the biggest gathering of pharmacy professionals in the UK, and Chemist + Druggist (C+D), an online publication aimed at community pharmacists and pharmacy staff have partne ...

CloserStill Media, one of the world’s fastest growing exhibition businesses and organiser of the Pharmacy Show, are pleased to announce a new partnership with Pharmacist Support, the trusted charity p ...

The rise of Covid-19 has brought with it a monumental shift in communication across the globe. From family and friends to the professionals we turn to such as therapists and coaches – the way we inter ...

Regional quarterly journals, awards programmes, conferences and digital for healthcare professionals across Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales Formerly known as Medical Communications, Kyron Media is ...

The pharmacy profession has always played an important role in our daily life. When COVID-19 hit, the importance got even bigger.

Spring is well and truly here. The sun is out, clocks have gone forward, kids are back in school, pubs and restaurants are open outside and restrictions are slowly lifting. So perhaps online education ...

To celebrate International Women's Day 2021, we wanted to shine a light on a special woman making waves in the Pharmacy sector. Enter stage right - the incomparable Lelly Oboh. Lelly is a passionate C ...

Meet Liz Fiedler, the President for Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK (APTUK) and learn more about her journey as a leader in pharmacy.

Without putting in the effort to improve and/or maintain employee satisfaction and motivation, your business suffers for a couple of reasons: you face higher turnover and your team doesn’t treat clien ...

When you're stressed, it can feel like the weight of the world (and the practice) is on your shoulders.'

One of the positive things we can take away from the COVID-19 pandemic is the amount of education that you can now access from the comfort of your home.'

Pharmacy professionals who have a registration renewal deadline between 1 September and 31 December 2020 will only need to submit a reflective account when they renew their registration. They will als ...

The pharmacy show webinar was a great opportunity to share my views especially during the pandemic and the importance of health and safety in pharmacy which I am passionate about.

We caught up with one of our hospital pharmacist colleagues Gill Shelton is principal pharmacist, education and training, at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on pharmacy self-care a ...

Has your day-to-day life changed since the start of the pandemic? Do you have a story about how it’s changed that you could share with pharmacy colleagues across the country? Could your story support ...

Winners of a Clinical Pharmacy Congress award have revealed how the pressures of COVID-19 have led to increased drug overdoses and mental ill health among the homeless of Glasgow.

Jayesh Patel worked as a locum community pharmacist in Surrey and South London. He sadly passed away on 22nd April at Epsom General Hospital having contracted COVID-19, aged 53 years. Smita Patel, own ...

Tanya Walker was tantalisingly close to becoming one of a very few clinical pharmacists to qualify as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner when COVID struck. While this means her graduation plans are on ...

Unprecedented. Uncertain. Unpredictable. The COVID-19 pandemic has been all of these and more and it has been no exception for the pharmacy profession. Harpreet Chana, founder of the Mental Wealth Aca ...

With community pharmacy forming a new frontline in the battle against Covid-19, Reena Barai from SG Barai Pharmacy in Sutton says it's time pharmacists were recognised for their vital contribution.

Learn how the GPhC has been regulating pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure patients and the public continue to receive safe and effective pharmacy services.

Simon Dukes has taken on the toughest job in UK pharmacy and he’s going to need all his experience working with Government to sort out the mess. Interview by Richard Thomas.

After successfully delivering flu jab training at the Pharmacy Show in 2016 and 2017, Rx Advisor has again teamed up with the Pharmacy Show 2018 to bring to you an updated and more efficient face-to-f ...

CloserStill Media are expecting over 9,000 attendees at the 11th edition of The Pharmacy Show on the 7th and 8th October 2018 at the NEC Birmingham. It will be the biggest show CloserStill Media have ...

The Pharmacy Show 2017 was the most successful event to date, most notable for its feeling of overwhelming positivity and optimisation for the future of the profession despite the challenges that lay ...

In the near future approximately seven million patients will be able to get advice from a clinical pharmacist when they visit their GP, thanks to NHS England’s clinical pharmacists in general practice ...

Discover messages from Community Pharmacy to the Government!

On the 8th and 9th of October, more than 2,407 pharmacists took advantage of meeting with manufacturers, distributors and retailers from the mobility and independent living sector to find potential ne ...

Read what exhibitors and delegates had to say about the show.

The wait is coming to an end and the registration for The Pharmacy Show will open registrations in two weeks. The event will once more champion the pharmacy profession and invites all to come together ...

It's been reported that 85% of pharmacists have said that they, or a colleague has experienced abuse whilst at work. The PDA has responded to concerns that many of its members working in community pha ...