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Pharmacy of Tomorrow: Transparent, united, risk-aware

Speakers at the eighth annual Pharmacy Business Conference explored the vision of the ‘pharmacy of tomorrow’, welcoming the...

Why Community Pharmacy Must Embrace Innovation? Insights from Pharmacists

Future of community pharmacy: Pharmacists highlight the significance of embracing innovation and collaboration to improve efficiency and patient...

Pharmacy Business Conference 2024 envisions the pharmacy of tomorrow

Pharmacy professionals address sector challenges, emphasising funding, data-driven arguments, and patient-centric care for tomorrow's healthcare The 8th Pharmacy Business...

‘Consultation on draft standards for hospital chief pharmacists expected by early 2024,’ says Duncan Rudkin

Work on standards for responsible and superintendent pharmacists, however, cannot begin until the government has made a decision...

Hemant Patel spoke about his new ICS role and the social model of health in the NHS

From the medical model of health to the social model of health, the NHS has gone through a...

PM Rishi Sunak’s tribute to community pharmacy at the Sigma conference

He hailed the ‘hard work of pharmacy teams’, and plans to invest £645 million to support the ‘Pharmacy...

Primary Care recovery plan negotiations to be announced in ‘few weeks’, says CPE chief

Negotiations around the £645 million investment pledged to community pharmacies have concluded, confirmed Janet Morrison Community Pharmacy England (CPE)...

‘Pharmacy Inquiry’ pushed back by few weeks, says MP Steve Brine

The Pharmacy Inquiry, which was scheduled to begin this week, has been postponed for a 'couple of weeks'...

‘Hub and spoke is not a panacea’, says AIMp CEO Dr Leyla Hannbeck

While prescription volumes have rocketed, the number of pharmacies has declined considerably Speaking at the SIGMA Conference 2023, Dr...

PSNC chief Janet Morrison to PB Conference 2023: Ministers want to go beyond the Scotland model

Chief executive of the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) Janet Morrison has said government ministers are looking at...

AVICENNA CONFERENCE: Pharmacy regulator to pilot new inspection regime as it rebalances resources

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is set to launch a new approach to its routine inspections as it...

Avicenna Conference: Shame pharmacists have no say over Category M, says Dr Bharat Shah

Avicenna Conference: Dr Bharat Shah CBE regrets that neither community pharmacists nor pharmaceutical wholesalers in the UK have...

Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference – session summary: ‘Building environment of trust and comfort is must to tackle mental health issues at workplace’

Mental health has become a major concern worldwide and across all sectors, including pharmacy and pharmaceutical industry. The penetration of the issue exacerbated during...

Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference – session summary: ‘Gender diversity is crucial for businesses’ growth and performance’

The strength of any organization lies in its people. This being a common norm in the world of business, several of them are taking...

Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference – session summary: ‘After gender pay gap, need push for disability pay gap reporting’

With the UK government mandating a gender pay gap reporting by corporates and amid calls for an ethnicity pay gap report, there is an urgent...

Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference – session summary: ‘Open conversation is key to resolving race and ethnicity challenge’

The issues related to race and ethnicity are common across the sectors, but the problem is not unsolvable, said panelists in a discussion on...

Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference – session summary: ‘Improving ethnic diversity in workplace is a never-ending journey’

The journey on building inclusive teams and increasing ethnic diversity and representation at all levels is never ending, said Sanjay Bhandari, chair at Kick...

Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference – session summary: ‘More needs to be done for inclusion of LGBTQ in workplace

There is a great scope of improvement regarding the inclusion of LGBTQ people in the pharmaceutical sector, panelists said at the Pharmacy Business Diversity...

Long Read – PHARMACY BUSINESS DIVERSITY CONFERENCE 2021: ‘Diversity has an incredible buzz, and it works’

Lord Karan Bilimoria has renewed calls for the introduction of mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting in the fight against inequality in UK businesses. The president...

‘UK South Asians five times more prone to diabetes’

Type 2 diabetes is up to five times more predominant in South Asian populations living in the UK as compared with their white European...

Well Pharmacy to headline sponsor the inaugural Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference in December

The UK’s largest independent pharmacy chain Well Pharmacy will be the headline sponsor of the inaugural Pharmacy Business Diversity Conference in December. The newly created conference...

PB Conference: ‘Installing technology at pharmacy is best way to enhance income, service’

Using innovation and technology is the best way for pharmacies to boost income and ensure efficiency in services, said tech-savvy pharmacist independent prescriber and...