Collaboration: new skill all community pharmacists need
BY PSNC
From 1st July 2019, every community pharmacy in England will find themselves located within the geographical footprint of a Primary Care Network (PCN)....
PAIN MANAGEMENT: Unsung heroes
By Dr Lorraine de Gray
In the UK, every day 1.6 million people visit a pharmacy. Community pharmacists are easily accessible with over 11,600 community...
BLOOD PRESSURE MANAGEMENT: Re-position to take advantage of new landscape
By Mike Maguire
Midnight is where the day begins. That’s a line from a U2 song, and Community Pharmacy has witnessed its “midnight” come and go....
How smartphone apps can help ‘contact trace’ the new coronavirus
A global race is on to develop smartphone apps and other types of mobile phone surveillance systems to track and contain the spread of...
SPECIAL FEATURE: Pharmacy celebrates Diwali
Diwali or ‘The Festival of Lights’ is celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains all over the world. It coincides with the Hindu New Year...
GUEST COLUMN: Collaboration is key for community pharmacy
In July this year, besieged by controversy, Boris Johnson took up the reigns with the monumental task of reaching a consensus that his predecessor...
PB CONFERENCE 2019: Services are ‘money pots’ for community pharmacy
Olutayo is the superintendent pharmacist at The Priory Community Pharmacy, a not-for-profit social enterprise set up to serve one of the most deprived areas...
LAW: Sharing pharmacy with third party
By Aidan Welton
It is quite common for pharmacists to want to share occupation of their pharmacies with third parties – for example, chiropodists, chiropractors, beauticians...
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Gender parity on PDA agenda this International Women’s Day
By Hala Jawad
Some organisations consider equality is not just a women's issue, it's a business issue. Of course, companies have the power to influence...
PAIN MANAGEMENT: Prescribing Pain
By David Vaux
Chronic pain affects some 28 million adults in the UK – that’s almost one in two people – and this figure is...
