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Pharmacy is a team game

With lots of services and a growing dispensing business, Shelley’s Pharmacy in Birmingham were crowned Pharmacy Team of the Year.

19 Apr 2024

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Pharmacist shortlisted as Labour candidate for general election

Sadik Al-Hassan said his candidacy will help “promote the profile of pharmacy and its involvement in politics."

11 Apr 2024

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Cegedim appoint ex-Lindsay & Gilmour Pharmacy superintendent as MD

Cegedim Rx has appointed Phil Galt, who was also at the National Pharmacy Association as a director.

05 Apr 2024

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Interview: Paul Rees

The National Pharmacy Association is undergoing “substantial change” as it tries to transform pharmacists’ fortunes, says Paul Rees.

03 Apr 2024

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Man jailed after smashing up pharmacy in Peterborough

More Juma, 33, of Kimberley Road in Leicester, caused £5,000 in damage to City Pharmacy Peterborough.

23 Feb 2024

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Independent prescribing king

Mike Hewitson was crowned Independent Prescriber of the Year at last year’s Independent Pharmacy Awards.

14 Feb 2024

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Interview: Martin Bennett

Martin Bennett has pretty much seen it all during his half century at Wicker Pharmacy in Sheffield. Neil Trainis caught up with him.

26 Jan 2024

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Drug policy researcher appointed head of RPS science committee

Award-winning researcher Amira Guirguis previously worked on Home Office drug checking scheme

10 Jan 2024

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An independent workaholic – and loving it

It’s been a brilliant 2023 for Shadeia Younis, the owner of Brierfield Late Night Pharmacy in Lancashire and Independent Pharmacist of the Year.

06 Dec 2023

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Interview: Jonathon Clarke

Life has been a process of trial and error for Locate a Locum founder Jonathon Clarke but he has come a long way, as Neil Trainis discovered.

28 Nov 2023

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Interview: Tohidul Islam

Tohidul Islam spent his childhood trying to steer clear of the Iran-Iraq conflict in the 1980s. So, he’s prepared for anything pharmacy throws at him.

27 Sep 2023

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Interview: Nick Hunter

Community Pharmacy Nottinghamshire’s chief officer says contractors are dipping into pensions and selling their cars to keep their pharmacies open.

30 Aug 2023

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Interview: Hemant Patel - social justice crusader

Covid almost killed Hemant Patel but he recovered and is now a clinical lead at an ICS where his focus is health inequalities.

28 Jun 2023

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It's a locum's life

Catherine Haslam fought off fierce competition to win the Locum of the Year Award at last year’s Independent Pharmacy Awards.

01 Jun 2023

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Interview: Stephen Thomas

Stephen Thomas spent two years working in Vanuatu as its “equivalent of the RPSGB.” It placed a huge responsibility on young shoulders.

31 May 2023

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Leader of the pack

As team leader at Bedminster Pharmacy, Beata Mularska takes an interest in supporting her colleagues as much as her patients.

14 May 2023

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