Features

The survey on pharmacy financial pressures was completed by 238 contractors

Morale sinks across England’s independent pharmacy teams

The morale of independent pharmacy teams has dropped and pessimism is increasing in the face of ongoing financial pressures, analysis of an NPA survey has revealed

22/08/2019 5

This is the first year some pharmacists need to submit a reflective account

This year’s GPhC revalidation submissions: everything we know so far

Are you prepared for this year’s revalidation requirements, which now include reflective accounts and peer discussions for those in their second year of submissions?

22/08/2019 2

"It was all a bit of a blur and very scary"

‘How I saved a three-year-old’s life with CPR outside my pharmacy’

Sam Hampton used his first aid skills to restore a three-year-old boy's breathing in a supermarket car park

21/08/2019 0

Pharmacist Federica Franco (left) with two of her Lloydspharmacy staff

The Wimbledon championships pharmacy: sunscreen, blisters and EHC

A Lloydspharmacist explains the challenges and rewards of working at a pop-up pharmacy during the world-famous tennis tournament

16/08/2019 1

Pharmacy manager Barbara Cobon alerted her team that a patient was having a heart attack

When pharmacy teams come to the aid of patients with heart problems

From carrying a patient to an ambulance to crowdfunding a defibrillator, here are three ways pharmacy teams have come to the aid of individuals with heart conditions

15/08/2019 0

C+D spoke to Dr Watson MBE at a King's Fund event on PCNs

How pharmacies will work alongside PCNs: what we do (and don't) know

C+D spoke to senior GP Nigel Watson about the potential for community pharmacies to collaborate with PCNs – and the many areas that still need to be explored.

14/08/2019 3

Pharmacy staff can look out for the red flags of codeine misuse

The difficulty with speaking to patients about codeine addiction

There is growing evidence that more people are becoming too reliant on codeine. How can you and your team engage with these patients?

08/08/2019 9

The government expects the funding for dispensing to reduce

Everything you need to know about the 5-year pharmacy funding deal

The five-year funding settlement for England pledges to shift the focus from dispensing to clinical services. C+D unpacks how this could affect your pharmacy

02/08/2019 9