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Opinion

How pharmacists can make a difference to end-of-life medicines access in ambulance services

Using their expertise to advise on safe access, supply and administration of medicines, pharmacists can take on an integral role in end-of-life care delivered by ambulance services.…

Published: 5 June 2025

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Why I set up a pharmacist-led one-stop diabetes clinic in my GP practice

How the introduction of a pharmacist-led diabetes clinic has helped to free up GP time and reduce overall hospital admissions, while educating patients on essential care processes.…

Published: 2 June 2025

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PJ view: Community pharmacies need investment to reduce health inequalities

Without a significant boost in government funding for the community pharmacy sector, health inequalities will continue to grow.…

Published: 30 May 2025

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What difference will hub-and-spoke dispensing actually make?

This month, our health policy columnist mulls over the true impact of the roll-out of hub-and-spoke community pharmacy prescription filling between different organisations.…

Published: 29 May 2025

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Help us understand current pharmacy practice in migraine management by sharing your experience

Please complete our short survey, which should take no more than seven minutes to complete.…

Published: 21 May 2025

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Why I joined the Female Pharmacy Leaders Network

Pharmacy student Ruby Howarth explains how a network of female pharmacy professionals is helping her leave her comfort zone and achieve her career goals.…

Published: 19 May 2025

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How prescribing pharmacists can make an impact in the emergency department

A prescribing pharmacist details his experience with bringing medicines expertise to an emergency department resuscitation team.…

Published: 12 May 2025

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Using entrustable professional activities to build the future pharmacist

Entrustable professional activities are used when training MPharm students to address the issue of competencies in practice-based environments not preparing students for real patient problems during experiential learning.…

Published: 8 May 2025

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Share your experience: tell us about your salary and working conditions

Calling all pharmacists! Please take part in our short survey, which should take no more than ten minutes to complete.…

Published: 1 May 2025

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Medicines optimisation teams need to showcase their value to withstand ICB funding cuts

With integrated care boards soon to have lost 65% of their funding over two years, now is the time for medicines optimisation teams to ‘be noisy’ about their work.…

Published: 1 May 2025