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Managing the shift to prescribing at registration for pharmacists

Prescribing from registration offers pharmacy and the wider healthcare sector a great opportunity, but this reform must be managed and supported properly.…

Pharmacy bodies express anger over exclusion from business rates relief

Community pharmacy representatives disappointed that pharmacies were not included in government decision to cut business rates for pubs and live music venues.…

Type 1 diabetes mellitus and disordered eating

An overview of the risks of type 1 diabetes mellitus and disordered eating — or ‘T1DE’, with management and communication considerations for healthcare professionals.…

Community pharmacy in focus: research insights on improving patient care

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s former deputy chief scientist and Community Pharmacy England’s director of research reflect on recently published research studies in and through community pharmacy.…

Community pharmacies face ‘economic peril’, CPE warns government

In an “uncompromising” letter, Community Pharmacy England said negotiations for the next pharmacy contract must close the funding gap for the sector.…

Pharmacy2U acquires Care Quality Pharmacy

Care Quality Pharmacy offers prescription and NHS services to a variety of care home groups, extra care services and domiciliary care agencies.…

Everything you need to know about PrEP provision in community pharmacy

Provision of pre-exposure prophylaxis is increasing across the UK and it has been shown to be highly effective. But why has there been so little progress on the long called-for expansion to provide the drugs via community pharmacy?…

Health news round-up: vaccinations off-site, child health and medicines shortages

A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…

From dispensing to research: a new service opportunity for community pharmacy

Community pharmacy practice in the UK is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. With the successful rollout of minor ailment services in all UK nations, the expansion of independent prescribing and the delivery of advanced clinical services — key pillars of the N…

UKPPLAB to publish proposals for ‘effective’ pharmacy leadership

The UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board said the RPS’s transition to becoming a royal college would offer a chance to “prioritise excellence and ambition in education, innovation and research”.…