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The 10-year NHS plan needs…a plan

If Labour is going to deliver its vision for the health service, it will need a clear funding and contracting model both nationally and locally, warns Nick Kaye.

30 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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More independents get in touch with Independent Community Pharmacist with their views.

29 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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France verus America - who got it right on ADHD?

Is ADHD a brain chemistry disorder that needs medical intervention or a healthy response to being in the wrong environment, asks Peter Kelly?

22 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Independent pharmacists contact ICP magazine to get things off their chest.

22 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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I fear Football on Prescription is missing something huge

I felt conflicted as I read about a scheme launched by the green industrialist Dale Vince and Labour MP Simon Opher, says ICP editor Neil Trainis.

22 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Parity of esteem

Do we spend too little looking after young people with mental health problems? I think the answer is an obvious yes, says Peter Kelly.

02 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Representation is symbolic without accountability

Janet Morrison’s justification for voting secrecy on Community Pharmacy England's committee is not persuasive or acceptable in a modern, member-funded organisation, says Hemant Patel.

02 Jul 2025 , 1 Min Article

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I should have been more assured by my own quality systems!

A power imbalance between surgeries and pharmacies meant I was forced to take responsibility for something I had no responsibility for, says Terry Maguire.

11 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Do DSPs have an 'unlawful restraint of trade' argument?

When services are funded by the public such as the NHS, there are always legal frameworks within which services must be provided, says David Reissner.

10 Jun 2025 , 1 Min Article

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It’s time to have grown-up conversations

I had no knowledge of the 2025-26 funding deal as National Pharmacy Association chair before the announcement. That’s not the best way to deliver co-ordinated lobbying, says Nick Kaye.

28 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Contractors have a right to know how CPE committee members vote

It was heartening to hear CPE committee member Prakash Patel agree that members’ votes should be disclosed to contractors.

27 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Unlock pharmacy’s potential in dental care

With the right strategy, independent pharmacies can revitalise their service by expanding their service, says Richard Janes, head of Alphega Pharmacy UK – retail.

21 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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My fitness-to-practise investigation

It’s outside the powers of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland to investigate complaints about articles in magazines, says Terry Maguire.

09 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Can comedy cure isolation and loneliness?

Craic Health tries to integrate comedy-on-prescription into NHS policy as part of social prescribing. It’ll be interesting to see how this project grows, says Peter Kelly.

09 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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We need bold independent prescribing leadership

We can look for all the excuses in the world not to make this happen but the Government needs to just get on with it, says Mike Hewitson.

06 May 2025 , 1 Min Article

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Leadership discussion needs local focus

There is still too much Department of Health oversight of the professional pharmacy leadership project and unless that changes, it will fail, says Terry Maguire.

29 Apr 2025 , 1 Min Article

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