Editor’s Opinion: Darzi’s deja-review is the opposite of what’s required
Welcome to another round of picking over the decaying NHS looking for morsels to reinforce already weary conclusions.
Political Pills: Crunch time for community pharmacy
The decisions Wes Streeting and his team take in the months ahead could make or break the community pharmacy network in this country...
OPD change is welcome news - but one vital issue remains unresolved
Dispensing a different quantity in a manufacturer’s original pack requires a pharmacist to make the supply or pharmacist supervision - and there is considerable lack of clarity over the meaning of supervision.
Opinion: The DH needs to act on allergies after latest death
A coroner has said a national shortage of EpiPens meant a pharmacist could not prevent the death of a young girl. She's asked the Department of Health to take action. It's said it will keep thinking about it.
Opinion: Assisted dying, and the importance of protecting conscience
The RPS is clear that pharmacists must be able to conscientiously object to taking part in assisted dying. But two experts, a pharmacist and a doctor, warn C+D readers the existing clause is ‘deeply flawed’.
Contractor Special Podcast: Training, time, and pharmacy technicians
"I'm really, really, scared. I don't want to give the wrong information and I don't want to give the wrong product. And I don't know if I'm ever going to know enough to do it."
Xrayser: Now is the time for pharmacy to get what it wants - and needs
We need a complete overhaul in community pharmacy, and we need it overnight. We need everyone to work together. And with a new government in power, now is the time to state clearly what we want, and by when.
My reflections on pharmacy during South Asian Heritage Month
Prakash Patel, a CPE committee member, says to his fellow South Asian colleagues in community pharmacy: Your dedication, compassion, and hard work really makes a difference to the lives of those we serve...
Opinion: Influencers offering discounts on weight-loss jabs must stop
'The influencer who contacted us even showed how to break the Mounjaro pen to get residue liquid out of the pen...'
Community pharmacists are the ethical face within the AI tsunami
Humans might not be able to keep up with AI which is bringing a deluge of new medicines – but community pharmacy might hold the solution.
Pharmacy technicians are entitled to be called pharmacy professionals
Becoming a pharmacy technician requires a qualification, education and registration – so why shouldn’t they be 'pharmacy professionals' along with pharmacists?
It's Election Day - so what's coming next for pharmacy and politics?
As pharmacists join millions streaming to the polling booths, what state will the new government find pharmacy in?
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