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Man jailed for six years for stabbing two pharmacists over tramadol

Patrick Campbell attacked Peter McDonagh – owner of James McDonagh Pharmacy on Falls Road, west Belfast – and locum pharmacist Peter Wright on April...

29/08/2018 1

Aiden Luke Patterson broke into Well Pharmacy in Denton Holme on August 4 and 5. Credit: Local Data Company

Man pleads guilty to three pharmacy break-ins over four days

Aiden Luke Patterson, aged 25, of Corby Hill in Carlisle, is scheduled to appear for sentencing in September after stealing medication from Well...

10/08/2018 0

CCTV footage shows the suspect leaving the premises (image credit: Heath Pharmacy)

Halifax pharmacy robbed of methadone and fentanyl at knifepoint

Amanda Smith, pharmacist manager at Heath Pharmacy on Free School Lane, Halifax, told C+D she had just opened for the afternoon last Friday (August 3...

08/08/2018 7

James Waldron with BSME awards hosts in London last night (Credit: BSME)

James Waldron scoops New Editor prize at journalism awards

Mr Waldron was handed his prize by writer and Sunday Times best-selling author Dolly Alderton and BSME 2018 chair Alex Mead at a ceremony in London,...

05/06/2018 1

C+D's coverage of DH pharmacy supervision proposals drew hundreds of comments on the website

C+D's pharmacy supervision exposé up for health journalism award

In September 2017, C+D exclusively revealed that detailed proposals for pharmacy technicians to supervise the supply of prescription-only medicine...

01/06/2018 1

Grace Lewis at the PPA New Talent Awards in London, March 22 (Credit: PPA)

C+D news editor named one of journalism's '30 under 30'

Ms Lewis was handed her award by Empire magazine editor-in-chief Terri White, at a ceremony in London billed as “shining a light on the outstanding...

23/03/2018 3

From left: Joe Brogan, HSCB; Chris Sloan, PSNI; Gerard Greene, CPNI; and Pete Cunningham, PSNI

Pharmacist stabbing prompts 'zero tolerance' crime campaign

The campaign – which was launched by NI's commissioning body the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) last month (September 22) – aims to “reduce the...

06/10/2017 4

Burnout and debt aren't only dangers faced by pharmacists

Hammers, needles, knives and shotguns. C+D’s crime investigation was a timely reminder that the dangers faced by pharmacists are not only burnout or...

24/08/2017 3

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