News Day Lewis pilots two-pharmacist model in a bid to win services Day Lewis Pharmacy, which has more than 220 pharmacies in the UK, is piloting a two-pharmacist model within its pharmacies in a bid to win services.…Published: 21 October 2014
News Connecting with hard-to-reach patients via an online pharmacy Superintendent pharmacist Omar El-Gohary enjoys the challenge of combining medicines, business and technology expertise in his role at online pharmacy Chemist Direct.…Published: 20 October 2014
Opinion Pharmacists should no longer be at risk of prosecution for dispensing errors New contract between the NHS and community pharmacists in England should hasten change in the criminalisation of dispensing errors.…Published: 16 October 2014
News Urgent care campaign to call for greater pharmacist role A campaign to promote greater use of pharmacists to relieve mounting pressures on urgent and emergency NHS services has been launched.…Published: 16 October 2014
Opinion Dear pharmacist, what do you do all day?Elizabeth Sukkar describes study results that suggest it will be “many decades” before community pharmacists’ skills are properly implemented in primary health care.…Published: 16 October 2014
News Should pharmacies sell electronic cigarettes? As the UK sees the massive growth of vapers, the e-cigarette industry and pharmacy leaders debate the merits of selling e-cigarettes in pharmacies at the Pharmacy Show.…Published: 15 October 2014
News Local pharmaceutical committees should consider merging Local pharmaceutical committees (LPCs) should consider merging to improve their chances of winning bids for services from commissioning bodies.…Published: 9 October 2014
News Views on sharing discharge information with pharmacists Focus groups reveal different opinions on which information should be shared with community pharmacists.…Published: 8 October 2014
News Bestway Group takes control of Co-operative PharmacyCo-operative Pharmacy has officially become part of the Bestway Group, a global business with interests in wholesale cash and carry, cement and banking.…Published: 7 October 2014
News GPs to refer patients to pharmacists as part of EPiC initiative Community pharmacists are taking patient referrals from GPs to treat common conditions in a pilot scheme that allows pharmacists access to patient records. …Published: 3 October 2014
