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What sustainability measures pharmacies can take to help combat climate change?

Pharmacist Clinical Writer, Sandra Hicks shares how pharmacists, patients and pharmaceutical companies can help minimize their impact on the environment Thanks to increasing environmental awareness among people worldwide, there’s...

How community pharmacy promotes healthy living and wellbeing of their local population

From giving advice on healthy living to supporting patients in self-management of minor illnesses, community pharmacists now play...

Three ways to effectively train the next generation of pharmacists

Pharmacists need to be prepared to adapt and remain knowledgeable about the latest advances, in order to provide...

Andrew Stephenson appointed as Minister Of State For Health of UK

He served as Lord Commissioner of the Treasury before his former role Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson has been appointed as a Minister of State in...

‘Wegovy could be key to curing heart failure’

Novo Nordisk said its hugely popular drug Wegovy was shown to substantially ease heart failure in obese people, as the Danish drugmaker seeks to...

REALITY CHECK: Inject some ‘joy’ into your vocabulary

You create your experience with your words, so choose them wisely, says Saj Shah… "I am so stressed!" These were the words that effortlessly spilled...

MENTAL HEALTH: Looking after your employee

Dr Kylie Bennett argues that pharmacy teams should increase their understanding of mental health problems and learn how to better support their colleagues and...

MENTAL HEALTH: Focussing on mental wellbeing

Gareth Evans outlines how community pharmacy teams are in a prime position to interact with and help patients suffering from mental health issues… Being aware...

Urinary Incontinence – how can community pharmacy teams help

Bladder leakage is one of the most common healthcare issues affecting women, with the effects of the condition having major effects on women’s lives....

Self-Care: A solution for an overwhelmed health industry?

We must ensure that community pharmacists are recognised as self-care experts so that people turn to them as a first port of call, writes...

AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGY: Pushing boundaries, taking risks

By James Tibbs Our Totton branch has an incredibly high volume of original pack dispensing, roughly 45,000 items. As we became busier and busier in...

PHARMACY LAW: Rules around security of tenure for commercial tenants set to change

Nearly 70 years ago the UK Government recognized the imbalance of power between commercial landlords and tenants and passed the Landlord and Tenant Act...

REALITY CHECK: Choose ‘joy’ as the fuel to transform your future in community pharmacy

BY SAJ SHAH We are living longer, we are generally safer, we are smarter and we have caused some of the biggest breakthroughs in health,...

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