The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The importance of the community pharmacy sector in addressing England’s health service challenges has been underlined by two recently published academic studies.

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 5, 2024

Community pharmacy is a ‘safety net’ for the healthcare system and therefore must be protected, Community Pharmacy England (CPE) chief executive Janet Morrison has said.

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RX Note

JANUARY 4, 2024

Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, 2021 Out of the references listed, Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment, 2021 is my favourite. I have been using this reference for both university assignments and readings during community pharmacy placement. What you need to know?

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The Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Pharmacy minister Dame Andrea Leadsom has committed to ensuring the community pharmacy sector is appropriately resourced in order to ensure the success of Pharmacy First, in a parliamentary debate held this week.

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The Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A new vision for community pharmacy which centres on a clinical future will help form the basis of the sector’s discussions with the government and policymakers going forward.

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 14, 2024

The community pharmacy negotiator has condemned the ‘significant problems’ with IT systems it said the sector has faced this week.

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Department of Health and Social Care has refuted a claim that it has failed to meet a commitment to review the funding model for community pharmacy.

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The Pharmacist

AUGUST 3, 2023

The total full-time equivalent (FTE) community pharmacy workforce has fallen by 6% in a year period, despite the overall number of pharmacists remaining ‘almost constant’, latest results from NHS England’s Community Workforce Survey 2022 has shown.

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The Pharmacist

JUNE 20, 2023

Community pharmacy owners are being urged to share their views on finances, pressures and capacity as part of a new survey launched by Community Pharmacy England.

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 13, 2023

NHS England’s annual community pharmacy workforce survey will launch this month and be open for eight weeks. The survey, conducted by the North of England Commissioning Support Unit, has been part of the community pharmacy regulations since 2022.

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The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Action must be taken to change the way community pharmacy is viewed ‘at the top’ of the NHS to ensure improvements for the sector, according to the chief executive of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp).

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The Pharmacist

JULY 13, 2023

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has released its 10-year vision for community pharmacy, setting out what the sector can do to meet NHS and patient needs over the next decade.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 3, 2023

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) should work with community pharmacy to improve interoperability and data sharing within and between systems, the Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC) has recommended.

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RX Note

APRIL 21, 2023

Reflecting my first experience at community pharmacy placement, I am thankful that I met a great preceptor. What can I expect or prepare once I embarked on a community pharmacy journey? Learning up supplements is a must in community pharmacy, regardless of whether you believe in them or not.

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assurecare

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It's the latest curveball thrown at independent community pharmacy in recent times. Is your pharmacy fully capitalizing on all revenue options, improving patient outcomes, and keeping pace with the latest developments?

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The Pharmacist

MAY 30, 2023

The NHS primary care recovery plan promised ‘interoperable digital solutions’ to support pharmacists to deliver clinical services and ‘significantly improve’ the digital infrastructure between general practice and community pharmacy. appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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The Pharmacist

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The introduction of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) in general practices has resulted in ‘more exhaustion’ for community pharmacy teams who have been faced with increased staff shortages, an influential committee of MPs has been told.

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The Pharmacist

JUNE 30, 2023

Chief executive of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies Dr Leyla Hannbeck writes exclusively for The Pharmacist on her disappointment with the newly published NHS Long Term Workforce Plan Community pharmacy is currently facing the biggest challenges to its workforce and this NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is doing very little to help.

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The Pharmacist

AUGUST 29, 2023

Community pharmacies in England delivered a total of 149,865 blood pressure checks to over 40s in May 2023 – over double the 58,345 delivered in the same month last year.

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The Pharmacist

AUGUST 29, 2023

And it raised ‘significant concerns’ about the power of non-clinical managers in community pharmacies, especially those operated by large private companies.

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The Pharmacist

MARCH 20, 2023

The Pharmacy Group is set to become the first community pharmacy chain in the UK to use a hub and spoke service delivered by provider HubRx, following its acquisition by the Leeds-based ‘centralised automated pharmacy’.

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The Pharmacist

APRIL 21, 2023

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has suggested that community pharmacy could play ‘a really big role’ in his vision of ‘neighbourhood’ healthcare. He […] The post Wes Streeting: ‘We could do a lot more with community pharmacy’ appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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The Pharmacist

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A lack of funding to support pharmacists and their teams is impacting staff wellbeing and more research is required to understand the ‘most effective measures’ to address workforce issues, the document […] The post Report lifts lid on high levels of burnout within community pharmacy appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 30, 2023

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has changed its name to Community Pharmacy England as part of a move to become a ‘stronger representative body’ for the sector.

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The Pharmacist

DECEMBER 18, 2023

While community pharmacists in England are set to gain access to information from patients’ GP records alongside the launch of the country’s Pharmacy First service in January, their […] The post Need to ‘ramp up’ digital for community pharmacy in Scotland appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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RX Note

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Introduction A community pharmacy preceptor once told me that tidying up the shelves at the pharmacy counter each morning before starting business not only gives a good impression to customers because the items are neatly arranged, but it also makes you feel good to start a day.

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The Pharmacist

APRIL 19, 2023

Community pharmacies have prevented 600 future heart attacks and strokes in the first year of the NHS Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Check Service, the Company Chemists’ Association (CCA) has estimated.

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The Pharmacist

JUNE 23, 2023

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a counter fraud strategy that identifies primary […] The post Government announces clampdown on fraud in community pharmacy appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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The Pharmacist

JULY 13, 2023

The future of community pharmacy has been spotlighted at a parliamentary event that heard from MPs and industry leaders who suggested the sector could be on the edge of ‘something exciting’.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Tune in to this episode of the Independent Rx Forum to gain a comprehensive understanding of the enduring significance of independent and community pharmacies.

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pharmacy mentor

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Community Pharmacies in the United Kingdom and beyond are no exception. Dress for the role you want, not the one you have The way we change the public perception of what a Community Pharmacy is and does is by doing different things. People don’t visit pharmacies for cheap plastic toys.

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The Pharmacist

MAY 23, 2023

The Labour Party has committed to expand the role of community pharmacy beyond what is proposed by the current government, in its ‘mission to build an NHS fit for the future’, which was launched yesterday.

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The Pharmacist

APRIL 6, 2023

Chair of the National Pharmacy Association, Andrew Lane, outlines the potential of community pharmacy in the system Community pharmacies are a key part of the health service frontline and the most visited of all settings […] The post NPA chair speaks on the potential of community pharmacy amid ICB takeover appeared first on The Pharmacist.

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Pharmacy Times

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Community pharmacies are ideal locations to identify and recruit underrepresented patients for clinical trials.

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PioneerRx

MARCH 6, 2023

April 14, 2020 - PioneerRx Pharmacy Software has provided a solution for community pharmacies to counsel patients on their medications - now from… SHREVEPORT, La.,

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Pulses

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The practice of inpatient and ambulatory care pharmacy was everywhere. I was naturally drawn to this area of pharmacy, but I did wonder… Did the community pharmacy arena have this same representation to tout the unique aspects of their careers? All were seemingly residency trained and worked in a health system.

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Pharmacy Times

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The people who come to the community pharmacy represent the surrounding population at large, making the pharmacy an ideal place to identify and recruit underrepresented patients.

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