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The foundation training year: an essential guide for supervisors

Some learning and development experts share their advice on navigating the foundation training year.

22 Mar 2022

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The foundation training year: understanding the new requirements

If you are a foundation trainee pharmacist supervisor, it is important to understand the new requirements from the GPhC.

17 Feb 2022

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The foundation training year: an introduction

This year has seen a major adjustment in pharmacist education with the introduction of a foundation programme. So what has changed?

17 Nov 2021

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Desogestrel: a concise guide

Use this summary and signposting to support your understanding of the POM to P switch of the oral contraceptive desogestrel.

04 Oct 2021

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The pill switch gives women more choice

There are high hopes that the switch will both benefit women and present a significant opportunity for the sector.

20 Aug 2021

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Tackling vaccine hesitancy

What have we learnt from the current immunisation programme that can help boost uptake in the future?

19 Jul 2021

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The social network

The impact of the pandemic on communities has resulted in an even greater need for social prescribing schemes.

15 Jun 2021

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Hep C testing in South Shields

Provision of the new Community Pharmacy Hepatitis C Antibody Testing Service helped Carter’s Chemist identify patients in need of treatment.

15 Jun 2021

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Violence on the pharmacy frontline

A number of recent incidents show that pharmacy teams are still facing unacceptable levels of violence and aggression in their place of work.

25 May 2021

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Accidents will happen...

There has been an accident involving a car and a motorcycle not far from your pharmacy. You are expected to go and help – but do you have the necessary skills?

12 Mar 2021

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Injection of doubt

The speed with which the Covid-19 vaccines have been developed has led to fears and doubts about their safety among certain members of the public – but why do some pharmacy professionals feel the same way?

16 Feb 2021

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Covid vaccinations: pharmacists on the frontline

Here five pharmacists talk about why they were determined to get involved in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, how they make the process work, and what it means to them and their patients.

15 Feb 2021

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Seismic change: Life as a contractor

Andrew McCoig was a pharmacy proprietor for many years and saw numerous changes in public health services over the course of his working life – some good, some not so good.

04 Dec 2020

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The pharmacist volunteering with Test & Trace

Pharmacist Gurinder Singh is playing his part in helping to stop the spread of Covid-19 by volunteering for the NHS Test and Trace service.

06 Nov 2020

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