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‘How much racism happens in pharmacies that we don’t see?’

Coming from a mixed-race background, the global anti-racism protests and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on different ethnic groups have been...

18/06/2020 6

'Mothers in pharmacy shouldn’t feel guilty for not working full-time'

“Why do you work part-time?” was the question from my fellow pharmacist. I’ve been working part-time for the last five years, since my first child...

02/06/2020 13

‘Pharmacy locums deserve higher rates of pay’

I have been a locum community pharmacist for much of my 10-year career. As reported in C+D, rates have taken a nosedive over the past decade. New...

20/05/2020 67

Four health boards relocated members of their pharmacy teams to help in community pharmacies

Scotland: Boards divert staff to pharmacy to help COVID-19 effort

Four health boards have identified and redeployed a few members of their pharmacy teams to work in community pharmacies in an effort to support...

18/05/2020 0

‘The GPhC risks tarring all locums with the same profiteering brush’

Last month, General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) chief executive Duncan Rudkin warned against “profiteering in difficult times”. He quite rightly...

27/04/2020 65

‘Treat vital locum pharmacists putting their lives in danger fairly’

COVID-19 has hit the world like an earthquake. It has caused panic the world over and overwhelmed public health services. Pharmacists, as frontline...

27/04/2020 7

Pre-regs must remember to apply the advice they are giving to patients to themselves

9 ways for pre-registration pharmacists to survive COVID-19

This is a challenging time for pre-regs. Here are nine ways to help them through this period from Noma Al-Ahmad, managing director of training...

21/04/2020 1

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The GPhC said it recognises the “important role” of locum pharmacists in the fight against COVID-19

GPhC: Locums should not ‘profit’ by co-ordinating COVID-19 rate hike

The GPhC is “concerned” about reports that “a small minority of locum pharmacists” are co-ordinating to “significantly inflate” their hourly rates,...

06/04/2020 99