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October 2023, Vol 311, No 7978

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Top news stories

Top news stories

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LloydsPharmacy ceases operating 90% of branches in 18 months

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NHS England says community pharmacists will be able to access GP records from January 2024

Duncan Rudkin, chief executive of the GPhC

Asian and black pharmacists overrepresented in fitness-to-practise concerns, GPhC finds

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PCNs spend £387m on pharmacists through ‘Additional roles reimbursement scheme’

Features

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Spotlight: Deprescribing research

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This is a drill: the simulations training next-generation pharmacists

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A prescribing service for England’s pharmacies: everything you need to know

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Colchicine for cardiovascular disease: is UK clinical practice missing out?

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BTK inhibitors: what pharmacists need to know

Supported content

Opinion

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PJ view: What are your ambitions for the future of pharmacy practice?

Andy Cowper, editor of Health Policy Insight

The phantom pharmacy sector

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Geraldine McCaffrey: ‘The advances we’re making in Wales are really exciting’

Parastou Donyai

Are editorials worthy of a second look?

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Pharmacists can do more to bridge the safety gaps for people with learning disabilities

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Why we developed pharmacist training placements in health and justice settings

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Pharmacists have a vital role in shining a brighter light on blood cancer

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How the RPS has supported the advancement of pharmacist prescribing

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Nina Barnett (1965–2023)

Learning & CPD

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Communication techniques for prescribing

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How to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

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Eating disorders: identification, treatment and support

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How to develop a new clinical service

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Cellulitis: recognition and management

Your RPS

Claire Anderson, president of the RPS

UK chief pharmaceutical officers launch advisory board to lead professional development of pharmacy

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RPS publishes standards for pharmacists working for ‘hospital at home’ scheme

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RPS launches consultation on greener pharmacy scheme

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RPS forms working group to address attainment and awarding gaps for black students

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First pharmacists credentialed as advanced practitioners under new e-portfolio system

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Pharmacy technicians need more training if they are to supply medicines under patient group directions, says RPS

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Government treated pharmacists with ‘double standards’ during COVID-19 pandemic, RPS tells inquiry

Letters

Tributes