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November 2023, Vol 311, No 7979

Table of contents

Top news stories

Announcements & tributes

Top news stories

Janet Morrison, chief executive of Community Pharmacy England

Pharmacies to be paid £1,000 a month to provide Pharmacy First from January 2024

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LloydsPharmacy sells all of its community pharmacy branches

Nurse checking the infusion pump controlling a 94-year-old patient's blood transfusion in his home

Two thirds of homecare patient safety incidents linked to major provider

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Around 85% of patients on ADHD medication have been affected by shortages, survey indicates

Features

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Becoming a pharmacist prescriber: the highs and lows

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Spotlight: Homecare services in crisis

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Failing to deliver: the homecare services putting patients at risk

Illustration of an older man in a cosy bed at home, with a large window and personal effects (including a dog at the end of the bed), with an open laptop which shows his bed ending in a hospital ward with an attendant pharmacist consulting onscreen.

The virtual ward pharmacist: a new breed

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Can drug consumption rooms reduce drug-related harm?

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Community pharmacy in Britain: a changing market

Opinion

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PJ view: The success of Pharmacy First is in the government’s hands

Andy Cowper, editor of Health Policy Insight

Putting Pharmacy First: a welcome change of policy

Nominate an outstanding early-career pharmacy researcher for OPERA 2024

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Supporting an early-career researcher in uncovering the barriers to wider pharmacy research

Parastou Donyai

Should pharmacy professionals become green-collar workers?

Illustration of a suitcase and a duffle bag under a table in a dimly lit room. On the table is a passport and an open Zoom call, and in the window to the room is smoke and distant flashes of light.

My experience as a pharmacist escaping from conflict in my home country

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Controlled drug stock licensing is working against high-quality palliative care for care home patients

Learning & CPD

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Principles of effective history taking when prescribing

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Test yourself: communication and person-centred practice for prescribing

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Introduction to the prescribing consultation

Photo of hands holding and older person's hands with rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis: management

Woman with glucose sensor using mobile phone for measuring of blood sugar level at home

Digital therapeutics: integration in practice

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How to design optimal induction pathways for pharmacy professionals

Your RPS

James Davies in RPS headquarters

English Pharmacy Board meeting: 20 September 2023

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First RPS honour awarded for pharmacists who die serving the profession

Announcements & tributes