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Sigma Conference 2024

Community pharmacy in the integrated NHS: How pharmacy professionals working in a multidisciplinary team can help to improve the health of local communities.

05 Mar 2024

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PDA takes umbrage over GPhC and CPhO 'letter of thanks'

Joint letter of thanks to pharmacists in England highlights workforce pressures - an issue consistently highlighted by PDA

09 Jan 2024

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NHSE and GPhC warn of “exceptional challenges” facing pharmacy teams

In an unusual move, David Webb and Duncan Rudkin seek to reassure pharmacists that current pressures would be taken into account in the event of regulatory action.

04 Jan 2024

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PDA gives cautious welcome to DHSC supervision consultation

PDA is cautious because modernised model of practice can only be delivered if changes to the law are supported by new Rules and Regulations from the regulator.

19 Dec 2023

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Lack of practice-based research holding back new services

Leading academic calls for more evidence-based community pharmacy practice to underpin new services.

16 Oct 2023

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Avoiding the FtP bear traps

With the GPhC reporting its highest ever backlog of fitness to practise cases, it is important pharmacists ensure they are adequately covered for any professional indemnity issues.

04 Oct 2023

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Ethical dilemmas: How should I... deal with trolling and online abuse?

Online reviews of your community pharmacy act as digital word-of-mouth – but they can quickly become damaging if they are untrue or if negative feedback and abuse isn’t dealt with correctly.

16 Aug 2023

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Insight: It’s time to charge for consultations

The economic model for OTC medicines is well and truly broken. With the advent of universal pharmacist prescribing on the horizon, we need to have a fundamental rethink about what the future of self care in pharmacy looks like...

14 Jul 2023

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Use pharmacists differently say Bath researchers

Hub and spoke would allow more patient-facing services, according to report.

14 Jul 2023

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Insight: Cakeism at NHSE no longer feasible

It is good news that pharmacy will now be paid for some of the displaced minor ailment activity from general practice – but it doesn’t address the problem of how I’m going to find time in my working day to see more patients with complex needs...

20 Jun 2023

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