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.…
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.…
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.…
Creating a culture of whistleblowing for pharmacists How do we improve the treatment of whistleblowers in the healthcare sector?…
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.…
Views on sharing discharge information with pharmacists Focus groups reveal different opinions on which information should be shared with community pharmacists.…
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. …
Community pharmacies to lose out in new £2.8bn funding deal The settlement includes £2bn, which will be delivered in fees and allowances, with the remaining £800m to be delivered through agreed drug purchase margins. …
High Court favours Boots in representation fight, but union to appeal in Europe The Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union has lost the latest round in its battle to win the right to represent almost 7,000 Boots pharmacists in a battle over pay and hours.…
Complaints about NHS community health services fall, compared with an overall rise of 5%Official written complaints about community health services — including pharmacy — decreased by 8% between 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.…
