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Accelerating change with hub and spoke

If I want to remain relevant, I need to become clinical and it's the biggest driver for change I’ve seen in years, says Terry Maguire.

04 Aug 2026

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Letter to the editor 9

Independent pharmacists get in touch with ICP magazine to get things off their chest.

29 Jul 2026

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The digital pharmacy

Alphega Pharmacy's head of member offer and engagement Neil Scobie examines how social media can reshape community engagement.

28 Jul 2026

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Pharmacy should listen to GPs’ concerns about pharmacist prescribing

I was encouraged to hear the National Pharmacy Association has been talking to the Royal College of General Practitioners about pharmacist prescribing.

22 Jul 2026

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Ignore it, Google it, pharmacy it: The real patient journey

Insights from behavioural economics can help pharmacists understand why patients behave the way they do. Trevor Gore explains.

21 Jul 2026

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The Michael Jackson drug - a very strange conversation

Pharmacist and stand-up comedian Peter Kelly recalls one of the strangest conversations he ever heard in his pharmacy.

21 Jul 2026

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Embrace independent prescribing but don't forget deprescribing

Community pharmacy should lead on deprescribing and reducing iatrogenic disease, says Hemant Patel.

09 Jul 2026

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The Golden Dose

The most common exchange is over steroid packs. I can’t take any more middle-class, self-entitled abuse, says Terry Maguire.

07 Jul 2026

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The 2026 consumer is very different from the 1930s consumer

What does the evolving role of self-care mean for independent pharmacy? Lanes Health's Jonathan Groves explains.

03 Jul 2026

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Independent pharmacy is at the heart of our communities

Independents are adapting to new ways of working and are embracing innovation but it's vital they are supported, says Dr Chris Martin.

01 Jul 2026

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Pharmacist prescribing – are we being ambitious enough?

Incorporating independent prescribing into Pharmacy First and the contraception service is a safe first step. But what about more complex conditions, asks Harry McQuillan?

24 Jun 2026

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We should target legislation to stop dispensing at a loss

If an MP, say Sadik Al-Hassan, introduced a Private Members’ Bill, that might shake things up, says ICP editor Neil Trainis.

27 May 2026

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Tread very carefully

The last time pharmacy took a government to court, it put the sector into static funding for the next decade, says Nick Kaye.

15 May 2026

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Facing challenges by innovating for patients

Pharmacists who embrace private services know they are commercially beneficial and professionally rewarding, says Mandeep Mudhar.

13 May 2026

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Mind the Gap

Why letting go of the dispensary might be the safest move you make this year, says Trevor Gore.

13 May 2026

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Profit for sanity, turnover for vanity

Online pharmacies often come up with business ideas that are appealing to them but not to the public, says Peter Kelly.

06 May 2026

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