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Opinion

Hear the opinions and comment from some of the top names in pharmacy. Make sure you get in touch and share your opinions with us too.
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NAPC view: Fund care, not just supply

It is time to recognise that all pharmacists in all settings are clinicians, who apply their knowledge in different ways, says National Association of Primary Care president Ash Soni.

15 May 2023

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Opinion: Four pharmacies and a load of hassle

What image do we portray to the public and policy-makers? The pharmacy PR machine describes the many great things that the sector has to offer, but is this the experience that people walking into pharmacies actually have?

15 May 2023

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Opinion: Stop complaining, these ads are a bonus

NHS adverts are encouraging people to visit their local community pharmacy for common ailments. They certainly have an impact so why have some in the sector been complaining about them, wonders our columnist Liam Stapleton

25 Apr 2023

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Reader's Letter: Pharmacists need better leadership

We continually hear pharmacy representatives moaning about community pharmacists leaving for other roles. Perhaps stronger leadership would have prevented this from happening.

25 Apr 2023

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Well, that's a wrap!

After stepping down from the NPA board and as a PSNC nominated member, Reena Barai reflects on her term of office and why she put herself forward in the first place

25 Apr 2023

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NPA view: All change as new board elected

My term as NPA chair was eventful in the extreme, writes Andrew Lane.

21 Apr 2023

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People: Bipin's pictures bowl them over

Community pharmacist and accredited cricket photographer Bipin Patel talks to Kathy Oxtoby about his love of the sport and passion for photography

20 Mar 2023

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Advance clinical checks: why not?

By urging pharmacists not to participate in advance clinical checks on repeat medication, could the PDA actually be holding the sector back, asks Ross Ferguson

16 Mar 2023

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We will make sure pharmacy's Covid story is heard

The public inquiry into Covid-19 is now underway. As a core participant, the NPA will ensure the community pharmacy story is heard, says director of corporate affairs Gareth Jones

16 Mar 2023

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Demanding unused ARRS funds is not the way

Calls to transfer unspent funding from the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) for PCNs to community pharmacies to pay for a second pharmacist are based on faulty logic, argues Liam Stapleton

16 Mar 2023

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Professional leadership and pharmacy's future

The report of the Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership is out. Rob Darracott, Communications International Group’s director of policy and external affairs, explains why good professional leadership is vital to securing a better future

16 Mar 2023

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Editor's view: enough is enough, a call to action

Pharmacy in England is running out of road. Time to rally the public to protect a vital national asset, says PM editor Richard Thomas

16 Mar 2023

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RCGP chair was right: I am not a GP on the cheap

Reader's letter from Graham Phillips, Manor Pharmacy Group

13 Feb 2023

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