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10 Year Plan offers opportunity to put pharmacy on sustainable footing says GPhC

Equipping pharmacies to respond to a shift in care from hospitals to communities will be a vital, says regulator.

10 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Labour’s 10-year plan can establish pharmacy as cornerstone of local health

However, Numark chairman Harry McQuillan said the Government must address the sector’s “underfunding crisis.”

04 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Fix funding so pharmacies can help support 10 Year Health Plan says CCA

Pharmacies can help deliver the shifts in healthcare called for by government in its 10 Year Health Plan for England, says CCA.

03 Dec 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy bodies warn Streeting Labour’s budget will force pharmacies to close

The NPA, CPE, CCA and IPA told health secretary Wes Streeting there is an “urgent need to shield” pharmacies from the Budget’s measures.

29 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Pharmacists must be able to conscientiously object to assisted dying, says RPS

The ability of pharmacists to conscientiously object to assisted dying is essential, RPS Scotland has told a Scottish Parliamentary inquiry.

19 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Four join Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland's council

Siobhan Caslin, Anne Henderson and Lee Wilson have been appointed as lay members and Michael McGuigan joins as a registrant member.

01 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Long read: Health and higher education need to work together

Leaders across both health and higher education need to join up and work together to deliver on NHS long term workforce planning for the future, say Matthew Taylor and Michael Wood.

29 Oct 2024 , 8 Min Article

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GP and pharmacy contracts should be aligned, says ex-BMA council chair

Former British Medical Association council chair Chaand Nagpaul said pharmacy and general practice was working in a “disjointed way”.

29 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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RPS tries to alleviate GHP’s concerns over royal college plans

Royal Pharmaceutical Society chief executive Paul Bennett said a future royal college must be "led by the profession.”

25 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Opinion: Ballot is a reluctant but necessary step. Please vote

The sector’s financial plight leaves us with no choice but to ballot members on the withdrawal of some services, says NPA chief executive Paul Rees.

23 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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NPA chief: Labour must invest in community pharmacies to realise 10-year plan

Paul Rees said pharmacists must be part of neighbourhood health teams because they are “the health professionals people know best.”

21 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Talking Pharmacy, October 18

Is it the end of the road for monitored dosage systems? Plus – Pharmacy First unpicked, reflections on the Pharmacy Show and why the RPS is right to pursue Royal College status. Warning: it's a bumper edition!

18 Oct 2024 , 44 Min Article

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Opinion: What are the implications of an Assisted Dying Bill?

With the Scottish Parliament considering a Bill on assisted dying, Numark chairman Harry McQuillan examines what the implications for community pharmacists could be should the proposed legislation become law.

08 Oct 2024 , 5 Min Article

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Editor’s viewpoint: Celts, cuts and colleges

The news wires are buzzing; it’s been a busy month. Pharmacists are facing huge questions on all fronts, says Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas.

04 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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