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Lo’s Pharmacy frees up 4 hrs daily for pharmacists with hub and spoke model

The hub and spoke model of dispensing is a crucial resource to help pharmacies cope with an ever-increasing workload Just over a year ago, Lo’s Pharmacy Group went live...

Medicine shortages: UK charities and pharmacists call for supply chain review

‘Unless there is openness and transparency between the government and manufacturers, resolving medicine shortages will remain impossible’ Health charities...

Collaboration Failures: Shift Focus To Behaviours Over Results

Trevor Gore says collaboration in healthcare, particularly in community pharmacy, is not an option, but a necessity. I have...

TECHNOLOGY: Getting your head in the cloud

  Tariq Muhammad explains how cloud technology will shape the future of pharmacy services and give rise to new models…   The pandemic has amplified the...

‘Diwali is a time for reflection and planning’

Pharmacy professionals see 'the festival of lights' as an opportunity to reach out to and protect the most vulnerable and isolated patients from the...

‘Festival will renew optimism in pharmacy’

Leaders of national pharmacy organisations outline what their hopes and aspirations for community pharmacy are in the next 12 months as the 'festival of...

‘Community pharmacy will continue to play a vital role in the year ahead’

Pharmaceutical industry leaders praise community pharmacy teams for their bravery amidst unprecedented times in a world thrown into turmoil by a global pandemic... Reflect on an...

Despite Covid-19, Diwali offers a chance to raise spirit of optimism, togetherness

  As Diwali celebrations across the UK have been stripped back due to the coronavirus pandemic, we ask pharmacists and pharmacy leaders what their hopes...

Triggers and treatment of pain behind the eyes

  Optometrist Roshni Patel provides an insight into how eyes can be affected by different types of headaches and how pharmacy teams can help… Headache queries...

LAW: Can a notice to close a pharmacy be withdrawn?

Noel Wardle says although there’s no clarity on whether a withdrawal notice is irrevocable, it is up to NHS England to accept or reject...

BIG INTERVIEW: ‘We are ready for second wave’

  In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, GSK Consumer Healthcare’s General Manager Jonathan Workman talks about the impact of lockdown, the importance of self-care, and...

FEATURE: Managing incontinence in pharmacy

Ade Williams discusses how community pharmacy teams can offer well-evidenced and effective interventions to help sufferers of bladder weakness… There are few conditions that bring...

FEATURE: Improving care home patient safety

  Tariq Muhammad examines how pharmacists can develop a more meaningful service for care homes with the use of electronic patient record systems... The Covid pandemic...

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