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A remarkable feat of resilience and commitment

Wherever you practise in the UK, winter means more work. Pharmacies have a lot on their plate – and I don’t just mean Christmas dinner, says NPA chair Nick Kaye.

14 Dec 2023

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Professional Leadership Advisory Board launches and chair announced

Sir Hugh Taylor, who has held senior roles in the Department of Health and Social Care and Cabinet Office, is the Board’s independent chair.

23 Oct 2023

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Leadership commission lacks transparency and makes slow progress

Royal Pharmaceutical Society chief executive Paul Bennett and president Claire Anderson have criticised the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership.

08 Sep 2023

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Opinion: We need one vision and one voice

The lack of a single voice in pharmacy continues to hold the sector back, says Mike Holden, associate director, Pharmacy Complete.

16 Aug 2023

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Commentary: The RPS needs to be replaced

Pharmacy’s professional leadership body is not in a good place, mired in controversies of its own making. It should consider the bold step of dissolution, argues former president Steve Churton.

31 Jul 2023

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Pharmacy Magazine In Conversation With podcast – June 23, 2023

Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas talks to NAPC president Ash Soni about where community pharmacy really sits in an increasingly localised NHS and why the sector needs much stronger professional leadership.

22 Jun 2023

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UK chief officers spell out vital role of good professional leadership

Chief pharmacists outline impact of good external professional advice and highlight rationale for transitional Pharmacy Leadership Council

15 May 2023

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PDA to build on Ukraine experience with charity for humanitarian aid

PDA establishes Medicines to Ukraine charity on the back of campaign

04 May 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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NPA announces board election results

NPA announces results of its board elections as it transitions to new governance structure

03 Apr 2023

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Pharmacy Magazine In Conversation With podcast – March 31, 2023

Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas talks to Steve Anderson of Phoenix about funding, closures, shortages and stockpiling.

31 Mar 2023

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Vanns takes over from Cattee as AIMp chair

Weldricks' boss David Vanns, one of the AIMp co-founders, assumes the role in April.

27 Mar 2023

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#SaveOurPharmacies campaign brought to MPs as petition reaches 30k signatures

Representatives hold summit with MPs as campaign gains momentum

21 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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Manchester LPC chair role goes to former Well Pharmacy superintendent

Janice Perkins replaces Fin McCaul as chair of Greater Manchester LPC

13 Mar 2023

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