Leyla Hannbeck
‘Pharmacy should be given a fighting chance in the current broken primary care system’
As the long-awaited Fuller stocktake is published, Leyla Hannbeck reflects on the missed opportunity to put pharmacy at the frontline of prevention and questions the real reasons the sector has once again been overlooked
How do you solve a problem like branded generics?
A current court case has got Leyla Hannbeck thinking about branded generics and the possible threat they pose to category M
‘The ICS rollout delay is welcome, but we must change decision makers’ views on pharmacy’
Leyla Hannbeck welcomes the fact that implementation of ICSs has been pushed back to July, but there’s still a long way to go to change decision makers’ attitudes towards the sector, she warns
‘The national insurance rise is a temporary remedy to NHS finances; pharmacy must be involved in the long-term treatment’
The announcement of an increase to national insurance contributions to fund the NHS following the COVID-19 pandemic may be a thorn in the public’s side, but it also won't solve the healthcare system’s finances, says Leyla Hannbeck