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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: Pharmacists working from home

Tariq Muhammad considers how innovative technology can be used to allow pharmacists to work from home... One evening whilst I was watching TV, my phone...

REALITY CHECK: The uneven playing field of hub and spoke

Louise Laban argues that the government’s latest impact assessment into the ‘hub and spoke’ model of dispensing suggests the cost of a hub is...

11 things to do before buying a pharmacy

Umesh Modi and Vinku Shah share their expert advice and list down 11 things that a potential buyer of pharmacy must consider… We have been...

LAW: Pharmacy and IP – what’s the link?

Pei Li Kew discusses legal and administrative procedures in relation to intellectual property rights that contractors need to be aware of… In many cases, a...

LAW: Breaking the deadlock

Charlotte Healy and Katie Bewick discuss how expert determination is becoming a popular choice to resolve commercial disputes as it avoids the added time...

PHARMACY FINANCE: Minimising tax liability

Umesh Modi and Vinku Shah recommend careful planning and restructuring of the business as some of the ways to reduce and mitigate liabilities in...

SPOTLIGHT: Managing digestive health

Naresh Rallmil shares his insights into how pharmacy teams can support patients who have problems with their digestive system health… Maintaining a healthy digestive system...

SPOTLIGHT: Understanding prostate cancer

Saheed Rashid explains how community pharmacy teams can play a vital role in helping early diagnosis of prostate cancer by identifying the warning signs… Prostate...

SPOTLIGHT: Dietary supplementation is here to stay

Andy Thomas discusses how nutritional supplements is fast becoming the consumer’s first choice for ‘drug free’ treatment… Community pharmacists are readily accessible healthcare providers and...

TECHNOLOGY: Peer-to-peer dispensing

Tariq Muhammad considers how the 'hub and spoke' legislation could give rise to new innovation… Talk of hub and spoke models has been rumbling on...

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