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Badenhorst appointed PDA director of pharmacy

The PDA says it created the new position in response to its growing membership and the increasing need to influence the evolving healthcare landscape

26 Mar 2024

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NPA vice chair departs to take newly created role at PDA

Appointment 'shows we are committed to making a dynamic difference for pharmacists' says PDA

13 Mar 2024

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GE24: AIMp chief Leyla Hannbeck to contest Norfolk seat for Lib Dems

Hannbeck will seek to win redrawn Broadland and Fakenham constituency from Tories

07 Mar 2024

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Pair in pharma industry raise money in memory of friend who died from cancer

Jamie Durbidge and Jamie Sparrow are raising money by walking 125 miles in five days in memory of Luke Hart.

05 Mar 2024

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Two pharmacists among new appointments to GPhC council

GPhC appoints new members after receiving a high volume of applications

14 Feb 2024

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Pharmacy dispenser sentenced after stealing thousands of sleeping tablets

Dispenser told to carry out unpaid work after pleading guilty to theft from employer

30 Jan 2024

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Former CPS chief McQuillan appointed Numark chairman

Harry McQuillan stepped down as Community Pharmacy Scotland chief executive in September last year after 17 years at the helm.

16 Jan 2024

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Tories treat pharmacy “as an afterthought”, says Lib Dem MP

Sarah Dyke said community pharmacies “need emergency funding from government.”

11 Jan 2024

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Pharmacist sells pharmacy in Worcester after 30 years

D L Ogle Pharmacy in Worcester dispenses an average of 12,000 items a month according to Christie & Co who brokered the deal.

08 Jan 2024

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Pharmacy worker who poisoned lover jailed for seven years

Lily Cartier, 53, from Felbridge in Surrey, poisoned 71-year-old John Sharrard with drugs she stole from the pharmacy she worked in.

02 Jan 2024

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Getting through the tough times

In the latest in a series of articles showcasing young talent in community pharmacy, we profile Adil Majeed at Trident Pharmacy in Wimbledon.

26 Oct 2022

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Alphega Pharmacy Young Guns

Ahmed Jamel says it’s vital independents continue to empathise with patients and educate their teams.

29 Sep 2022

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Alphega Pharmacy Young Guns

Navdeep Chahal from Sidhu’s Pharmacy wants pharmacies to evolve from medication dispensing points to central healthcare destinations.

19 Aug 2022

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Alphega Pharmacy Young Guns

Joanne Hope from Barnton Pharmacy in Scotland wants to see pharmacists given more autonomy to prescribe.

24 Jun 2022

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Search for new PSNC North-East and Cumbria regional rep starts

Negotiator outlines plan to bring in replacement for Mark Burdon as North-East and Cumbria regional representative.

13 Apr 2022

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Ridge calls for review of RPS progress on founding ambitions

Society needs to guard against being too inward looking, warns former CPhO.

12 Apr 2022

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