Pharmacy contractors have expressed their frustration after facing “disgraceful” Wegovy purchasing quotas from a major wholesaler, while an online pharmacy has been able to purchase at least 10 times more stock.

How did students from Britain’s pharmacy schools fare in the June 2023 registration assessment? See C+D’s analysis of the results below…

Find out which five things health secretary Steve Barclay decided are more important than community pharmacy in his keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference

Trauma is an almost universal experience and yet so often the signs remain invisible. As the gateway to care, community pharmacy should adopt a comprehensive approach to trauma-informed care.

The community chemist is the first port of call for many minor ailments. However, listening to patients and asking the right questions can lead to the awareness and prevention of a more serious issue.

Judging by the explosion of eCommerce during and since the COVID-19 pandemic, it might be assumed that online pharmacies face the same bright future. However, new figures go some distance to disprove this expectation, with profitability at the heart of the issue.   

Three pharmacists tell Saša Janković how they recognise and support customers with sleep issues

C+D approached pharmacies with Royal Warrants to find out what it's like to provide healthcare to a monarch.

Alessandro Grenci discusses the importance of safety in the digital age and why he thinks the GPhC’s approach to online pharmacy is “fair”

A new report pushing for a shake-up in community pharmacy has James Stent scratching his head

As what was once one of the largest community pharmacy chains in the UK announces it has exited the market, Beth Kennedy reflects on a turbulent year for Lloydspharmacy

This World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, Nonyelum Anigbo talks about the role of community pharmacy in combatting increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Despite generally welcoming the raft of upcoming changes to community pharmacy services in England, contractors who spoke to C+D raised concerns about consultation thresholds, IT developments and core funding. 

Debra Ainge unpacks the problems leading to medicine shortages and offers some recommendations on what should be done to address the issue

Find out everything you need to know about how the government will split its £645 million investment into community pharmacy services – plus, the launch dates for Pharmacy First and a new contraception service.

Pharmacies must sign up to deliver the new Pharmacy First service by the end of the year to receive a £2,000 cash injection in time for the service launch in February, the negotiator has announced. 

Pharmacy teams have reacted with dismay as an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) charity has revealed that supply issues for ADHD drugs will continue well into 2024.

The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp) has called for Community Pharmacy England (CPE) to “adopt a model of proportionality” for its committee. 
 

Four industry insiders explain why they are providing NHS COVID-19 vaccines this season – despite a challenging backdrop of funding pressures and capacity constraints

Brothers James and Brendan Semple both spent their early careers at a former Lloydspharmacy branch in Renfrewshire. Little could they predict that they would buy it for themselves 30 years later

C+D readers voted RJR Chem as their Above and Beyond Team of the year after they drafted in the military and local volunteers to help administer thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations

Lloydspharmacy’s former superintendent Victoria Steele has taken up the position of clinical director and chief pharmacist for Lloydspharmacy Healthcare Services, the multiple’s parent company has confirmed.

C+D’s clinical and custom content editor Nana Ofori-Atta sat down with the team at specialist broker Christie & Co for an update on the pharmacy market this year in this exclusive podcast.

There’s no one right way to have a successful career in pharmacy, as C+D found when it spoke to pharmacists and recruitment experts about their experiences