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Long read: Why does the NHS need all these extra staff?

The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan sets out a huge expansion in personnel – up from 1.4 million to 2.4 million by 2036, making it roughly the size of the population of Birmingham, says Keith Ridge, former chief pharmaceutical officer for England.

11 Aug 2023

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Ex-Echo clinical director joins digital company as chief pharmacist

Phlo hires Alistair Murray to help scale its services

02 Aug 2023

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Pharmacist who helped save epileptic’s life hailed a 'healthcare hero'

Stephen Payne, a pharmacist at Dudley NHS Foundation Trust, helped Alan Brettell who began convulsing during a flight from Birmingham to Cyprus.

01 Aug 2023

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Fraudster who used four aliases and 92 false prescriptions jailed

Liam Brickley, 49, of Shropshire Close, Mitcham, Greater London, fraudulently obtained £40,000 worth of drugs from pharmacies over two years.

31 Jul 2023

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'Glamorous grannies' scale peak to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society

Alliance Healthcare employees Nick Atkins and Karl Goodall raised over £1,500 after climbing Pen y Fan, the highest peak in South Wales.

27 Jul 2023

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Former LloydsPharmacy services director takes healthcare role at Superdrug

Ghada Beals joins Superdrug as it seeks to grow its store footprint

05 Jul 2023

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Ian Wong appointed Regius Professor of Pharmacy at Aston

Professor Wong is a pharmacoepidemiologist whose research focuses on using 'big data' to evaluate the use of medicines.

04 Jul 2023

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Talking Pharmacy, June 15

The perils of naming and shaming, 'Broken Britain', homecare services in crisis and all that is best in community pharmacy. Plus – Sooty and Sweep...

15 Jun 2023

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‘Quite an honour’: Sheffield pharmacist up for NHS lifetime achievement award

Martin Bennett 'quite pleased' to make shortlist for awards nominated by MPs.

13 Jun 2023

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Deputy chief pharmaceutical officer Warner retires

Dr Bruce Warner has stepped down after nine years in the role.

01 Jun 2023

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Man who stole drugs from pharmacies jailed for 23 months

David Pritchard, 30, of no fixed address, forced his way into Kamsons Pharmacy and Geddes Pharmacy.

01 Jun 2023

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Alliance heart transplant worker competes in world games

Fran Middleton, who had a heart transplant in 2018 and works as a driver trainer, took part in the World Transplant Games.

31 May 2023

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Pharmacy worker jailed for stealing to fund trips, cars and prostitutes

Pharmacy assistant Abdul Nargoliya was given a 43-month prison sentence. He was working for LloydsPharmacy inside Sainsbury’s in Fosse Park.

30 May 2023

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Pharmacy Magazine In Conversation With podcast – April 27, 2023

Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas talks to Harry McQuillan from Community Pharmacy Scotland about a bold new vision for the sector's future.

27 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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Burnt out and quitting

The latest Workforce Wellbeing Survey from the RPS and Pharmacist Support makes sobering reading – for those pharmacists who have the time to pick it up.

13 Feb 2023

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