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Editor's view: Day Lewis leadership puts RPS to shame

Credit must go to Day Lewis - community pharmacy now needs to make strong policy statements.

02 May 2023

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Strike… then you strike out!

If strike action isn’t an option, how can contractors make the government listen?

02 Mar 2023

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Do we have strong enough regulation of wholesalers?

Has the MHRA looked into the allegations we’ve heard about in recent years? And if not, why not, asks ICP editor Neil Trainis.

23 Feb 2023

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Covid’s impact on community pharmacy

How did Covid shape the post-pandemic community pharmacy landscape? Kam Kalsi from IQVIA explains.

16 Feb 2023

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Editor's view: Things are getting worse, not better

I hope health select committee chair Steve Brine fulfils his promise of an inquiry into community pharmacy.

30 Jan 2023

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Interview: Shilpa Shah

North-East London LPC CEO Shilpa Shah says her charity work has given her the ability to listen to and empower her contractors.

20 Jan 2023

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Stop worrying about unintended consequences – and deliver!

We can talk about visions for pharmacy all day long but they will be hard to achieve without skilful leadership, says Nick Kaye.

25 Nov 2022

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Editor's view: It’s no wonder independents are turning to private income

The government has failed to support community pharmacists, so why shouldn't they go where the money is, says Neil Trainis.

31 Aug 2022

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Opportunities, shortages … and absent leaders

We are witnessing the breakdown of the pharmacy network but nobody's willing to take action, says Mohammed Hussain.

08 Aug 2022

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PDA, PSNC…who’s right about workforce shortages?

There is a difference of opinion over whether there are staff shortages in pharmacy.

26 Apr 2022

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Don't let the big issues slip from your radar

We seem to be moving on from Covid but there are other areas independents must keep an eye on, says Patrick Grice.
 

07 Mar 2022

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It is vital independents engage with future-defining reforms

I worry that independents lack interest in the PSNC/LPC reforms, says ICP editor Neil Trainis. 

02 Mar 2022

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The distinctive voice of independents must be heard

As the RSG reforms progress, there's a risk they could build in a perpetual majority for the multiples within PSNC, says Sanjeev Panesar. 
 

17 Feb 2022

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So who's heard of the new chief pharmaceutical officer?

It is sad that, like all CPhOs for England in living memory, the current incumbent has had little to do with community pharmacy.

24 Jan 2022

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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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