Current Issue October 2023
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,...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Personal liability for company directors over late filing of accounts
LAW: All companies must send their accounts to Companies House each year. Recent evidence suggests that UK companies are increasingly struggling to file their accounts...
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Changes to VAT penalties regime
By Umesh Modi and Vinku Shah The VAT penalties regime has had substantial changes with effect from 01 January 2023 and it is important for...
Diwali message from NPA chair Andrew Lane
By Andrew Lane The message of Diwali - a festival of new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness –...
EXCLUSIVE: Raising the bar for patient care
Global consumer healthcare company Haleon has launched a new center of excellence for a global leader in consumer health which will bring together world...
JOINT CARE: Giving the right support in pharmacy
Emily Richardson shares her ideas on how pharmacy teams can support patients suffering by joint pain due to either working from home or in...