The reason for the Taskforce was clear, the ‘shocking’ escalation in the rise of drug-related deaths over the last five years required urgent attention.
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Letters to the editor
UK pharmacy news
Pharmacists should be allowed to make prescription changes
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is calling for all community pharmacists to be allowed to make changes to prescriptions
Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland appoint new registrar
The PSNI has announced that the Health Minister, Mr Robin Swann MLA, has appointed Mrs Laura Hughes as the organisation’s new Registrar.
Support in pharmacy for victims of domestic abuse
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visited Boots on Piccadilly Circus to hear about Boots Safe Spaces initiative
PDA launch education hub for provisionally registered pharmacists
The PDA has announced that they have launched a new education hub week with a programme of support for provisionally registered pharmacists.
Pharmacy in Practice CPD challenges
Scottish pharmacy news
Local lockdown imposed on Aberdeen
People in Aberdeen City are asked not to meet other households indoors or travel more than five miles for leisure or recreational purposes.
Thirteen COVID-19 cases in Aberdeen linked to city centre bar
NHS Grampian has announced that they are investigating thirteen detected cases of COVID-19 in Aberdeen associated with The Hawthorn Bar.
Report reveals extent of hidden value of community pharmacy
A report commissioned by CPS published today has attempted to quantify the ‘ART’ of pharmacy within the community setting in Scotland.
Scottish pharmacy praised as NHS Pharmacy First launch arrives
At the Scottish Government daily briefing, Nicola Sturgeon praised the Scottish pharmacy & looked forward to the launch of the NHS Pharmacy First service.
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Interviews
What can a hepatitis C eradication service teach us about tackling COVID-19?
Andrew Radley is a consultant pharmacist in public health who was recently a member of a successful team who managed to eradicate hepatitis C in NHS Tayside.
Is community pharmacy representation in need of an overhaul?
David Wright, Professor of Pharmacy Practice has lead an independent review of the roles and structures underpinning PSNC and LPCs.
Professor Harry McQuillan on the ‘ART’ of community pharmacy
Adversity brings opportunity and the community pharmacy network in Scotland ‘creaked’ but was never close to falling over even at the height of the crisis.
Letters to the editor
How 56 community pharmacies helped to eradicate hepatitis C
The long-term trusting relationship with community pharmacy staff and the on-going reason to attend the pharmacy were key factors in this success.
Letters to the editor
Should pharmacists be sent to check home medicine cupboards?
Managed repeat prescriptions have been being phased out for some time now and if stockpiling is still an issue, what else can be done?
Pharmacists severely limited without patient record access
In terms of making sure this type of case never happens again, we simply cannot achieve this by ourselves.
Community pharmacy isn’t set up to deliver interventions at scale
The community pharmacy platform in England is just not set up to deliver these interventions robustly at scale.
Blogs
The dramatic lockdown workload took an emotional toll
I ended up getting one of the last flights out of the country on the Monday before all planes were grounded.
COVID-19 takes pharmacy boss back to the front line
Six months ago, if anyone had suggested to Anna Ruthven that she’d be working in a local pharmacy in Spring 2020 dressed in a visor she’d have laughed.
Outrage that pharmacy is excluded from death in service benefit
I’m appalled by the fact that community pharmacy teams don’t appear to have been included in the announcement of a £60,000 death in service benefit.
Before the pandemic our pharmacy was already short staffed
Our pharmacy is extremely busy normally. It’s a very fast-paced and stressful environment. We never have ‘quiet times’ & often have to cover other branches.
Professional dilemmas
Dilemma results: Has this pharmacist behaved inappropriately on social media?
This dilemma will take you through the adventures of a pharmacist on social media. We hope you enjoy the dilemma and find it useful.
PIP Dilemma results: Is this pharmacist an alcoholic?
This is a dilemma involves a story about a pharmacist who struggles to control their relationship with alcohol and the inevitable consequences.
COVID-19 as it happens – Live pharmacy blog
Opinion
Are primary care networks in danger of being a busted flush?
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) were established almost exactly a year ago but have they always been a busted flush?
Patient stories are not yours to share
I’ll level with you. I get really nervous when healthcare professionals, start describing encounters online they have had with patients in practice.
Some pharmacists should receive penalty points
I’m not for more regulation but I am in favour of effective regulation. Registrants deserve a regulator that is working well and engaged with the profession.
Community pharmacy volunteer delivery service ‘doomed to fail’
The pandemic community pharmacy delivery service is not worth the paper it’s written on.
