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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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The formal tripartite negotiations on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) in 2024/25 began at the end of February.
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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.
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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.
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Last week, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society shared the results of its latest workforce wellbeing survey, and the results make for worrying reading.
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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
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The Department of Health and Social Care consultation closes at 11:59pm on 29 February – make sure you have shared your views
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In the dynamic realm of healthcare, the demand for qualified and dependable pharmacists has reached unprecedented levels. IMC, a trusted framework supplier to the NHS and a major player in the private
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Revive Active, founded in 2012, has been the #1 VMS brand in its native Ireland for the past 5 years. You understand how competitive this market is… you understand how great the 9 product range must
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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
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Following the show, what do we know about the pharmacy market?