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HSCB secures new tech to improve prescribing decisions in NI

The resource will ensure information such as when a medicine might be inappropriate is displayed on an IT system.

20 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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A new year and new opportunities

I'm pleased to say we have an exciting new service in Cornwall - a walk-in pharmacist consultation service, says Nick Kaye. 

18 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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How can we take control of our time?

If pharmacists can’t find the time for to transform their businesses, they risk becoming irrelevant, warns Terry Maguire. 

17 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Interview: Richard Vautrey

Dr Richard Vautrey says the CPCS is a mess and insists it does not matter who sits on integrated care boards.

17 Jan 2022 , 1 Min Article

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CPCS a 'complex mess' and needs reform, says leading GP

Exclusive: Richard Vautrey says the CPCS is complicating patient referrals from practices to pharmacies.

07 Jan 2022 , 2 Min Article

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Are perceptions starting to shift?

With pressures on primary care unrelenting, are local commissioners starting to appreciate pharmacies, asks Nick Kaye.
 

22 Nov 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Is general practice our new competitor?

Pharmacy has always kowtowed to GPs but our failure to speak up is frankly unprofessional, says Terry Maguire. 
 

25 Oct 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Numark MD: We should follow Scotland's Pharmacy First approach

Jeremy Meader warns the £250m GP winter package will not give patients access to services they need.

22 Oct 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Talks between RPS and RCGP focused on future collaboration

Discussions largely focused on ensuring the community pharmacist consultation service is maximised.

30 Sep 2021 , 1 Min Article

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We are not happy!

A WhatsApp chat revealed relentless workloads and nursing militancy. 

27 Jul 2021 , 2 Min Article

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RPS calls for dialogue between pharmacists & GPs

Thorrun Govind said a meeting was important for the different health professions “to understand each other’s perspectives".

08 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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A prescription for progress   

We need to have a grown-up conversation about independent prescribing in community pharmacy, says Nick Kaye.

01 Jun 2021 , 2 Min Article

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E-referral added to NHS app to reduce missed appointments

Patients have been given easier access to the NHS e-referral service after it was integrated into the NHS app.

01 Apr 2021 , 1 Min Article

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We can't take 10 years to implement the GP CPCS 

Nick Kaye says the GP CPCS service will be the most important one pharmacies deliver in the next five years.

20 Nov 2020 , 2 Min Article

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Most people would turn to pharmacy for Covid vaccine

The majority of people would go to a community pharmacy for a Covid vaccine, according to an NPA survey.

09 Nov 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Virtual consultations? Some patients need human contact

Virtual consultations can be effective but some people need face-to-face human contact, says Peter Kelly.

06 Oct 2020 , 2 Min Article

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