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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

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Run to a new you!

Running opened new doors in mental health and wellbeing, says London Marathon finisher Mohammed Hussain. 

25 Oct 2021

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LPC representation vote 'could disenfranchise independents'

The proposed voting quotas could stack the odds against independents says NPA.

22 Oct 2021

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Simon Dukes: Building leverage takes time

The five year funding deal isn't perfect but puts pharmacy on the right course, claims Dukes.

18 Oct 2021

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NHS tells pharmacy sector it’s 'moving too slowly'

The sector risks being left behind when it comes to ICS policy, the NPA warned.

18 Oct 2021

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Interview: Thorrun Govind

Thorrun Govind has taken up her role as English Pharmacy Board chair with relish and there is much work to do.

28 Sep 2021

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Report calls for collaboration within new care structures

It calls for more scope for collaboration between pharmacy, primary care networks and ICSs.

27 Sep 2021

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Pharmacy must build on Covid vaccines rollout

Pharmacies in Northern Ireland must build on the work they have done during the pandemic, says Terry Maguire. 
 

27 Sep 2021

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Full team ahead!

Avon LPC chief officer Richard Brown talks about his no-frills team approach to getting things done.

24 Sep 2021

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Hub-and-spoke...questions, questions and more questions

Nick Kaye says it sounds like a great idea but it throws up all sorts of concerns for independents. 

24 Sep 2021

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Bloody pharmacy €“ in the name of patient care

Peter Kelly started to question why he decided to undertake phlebotomy training...but he soon had the answers. 

24 Sep 2021

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Pharmacy can help lead the green fight

We hear much about the impact of cars on the environment but little about that from pharmacy, says Mohammed Hussain. 

23 Sep 2021

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Drop in STI diagnoses down to disruption from Covid pandemic

Less STI testing saw the number of diagnoses fall by 32 per cent between 2020 and 2019.

08 Sep 2021

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PCN pharmacist workforce rises 18 per cent in three months

Number of full time PCN pharmacists rose by 18 per cent between March and June.

19 Aug 2021

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NHSE: Pharmacy must speak 'as one' to gain power

Community pharmacies need to speak 'as one' to gain greater influence within primary care, a senior NHS England official has said. 

20 Jul 2021

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I won't argue about masks, just serve patients and get them out

Pharmacist Peter Kelly talks to ICP editor Neil Trainis about masks and what the world will be like after July 19.

15 Jul 2021

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