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Drones, prescribing turf wars, concordats, pharmacy deserts and Mrs Montague's aspirin tablets – the Editors cover the ground in this week's episode.
03 Jul 2026
Catch up on our most read stories of the week so far – in just two minutes.
19 Jun 2026
The new contractual framework in England – is it progressive, pragmatic or perilous for the sector? The global sum receives a much-needed double-digit boost but why does the deal fall so far short on prescribing? Does it go at least some way to plugging the funding hole? How far down the road has it kicked reimbursement reform? Listen to this episode to find out the verdict of the Editors.
06 Jun 2026
The Editors are back with Good Week Bad Week: prescribing predicaments, ICBs in meltdown, CPC highlights, howlers from NHS 111 call handlers and ex-ministerial musings – all feature, and lots more. Check it out!
13 May 2026
Why threatening legal action before funding negotiations is a bad idea, pharmacist independent prescribers eyeing up private services and happy retirement to Boots magnate Ornella Barra. Plus Henry Gregg, Shilpa Shah, Harry McQuillan and Janet Morrison on the year ahead in pharmacy. It's a packed episode!
02 Feb 2026
It's the first pod of the year, so what better time for the Editors to peer review into their crystal ball and give their pharmacy predictions, good and bad, for 2026 – but do you agree? Send in a voice note to *pm@1530.com* and let us know!
20 Jan 2026
Rob Darracott talks to Sir Hugh Taylor, independent chair of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board. Under discussion: the importance of professional leadership to health professionals, the work of the Board to further collaboration among professional leadership bodies and specialist pharmacy professional groups across the UK, and what the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s ambitions for a Royal College of Pharmacy should mean for professional leadership.
16 Dec 2025
In Halloween week, grab your broomsticks as the CIG editors stir the cauldron of pharmacy news to see what’s been bubbling over the past week – antidepressant side-effects, black market GLP-1s and the dearth of practice research in the community sector all cast a spell...
27 Oct 2025
Catch up on our most read pharmacy stories of the week – in just two minutes.
17 Oct 2025
In a packed edition, Numark chair Harry McQuillan joins the CIG editors in a Good Week Bad Week special to discuss a possible upside to the Mounjaro chaos, whatever happened to ICB breach notices and whether centralised dispensing is the solution to pharmacy's capacity problems. Plus Daniel Lee of HubRx on the possibilities offered by hub & spoke. It's a bumper episode, so let us know your views. Email richard.thomas@1530.com
29 Aug 2025
Pharmacy Magazine editor Richard Thomas welcomes back James onto the pod to discuss community pharmacy's role in NHS neighbourhood care, local Pharmacy First successes and the latest with the prescribing pathfinders. Plus, as the dust settles following the publication of the Government's 10 Year Health Plan, do we have a clearer idea of what it might mean for pharmacy?
21 Aug 2025
Catch up on our most read pharmacy stories of the week so far – in just two minutes.
08 Aug 2025
More good news for pharmacy vaccination services, the RPS U-turns over the P category, arguments continue over voting secrecy at CPE – plus the Self-Care Census 2025 reveals that confidence in pharmacy is falling and a surprise guest pops in...
28 Jul 2025
In part 2 of this In Conversation With podcast, NPA chair Olivier Picard talks about the big opportunities presented by pharmacist prescribing – if the commissioning structures and funding are right. Also about how to make community pharmacy attractive and inspiring to young pharmacists.
19 Jul 2025
Catch up on Saturday with our most read pharmacy stories of the week – in just two minutes.
12 Jul 2025
The editors give their verdict on the Government’s eagerly anticipated 10 Year Plan for the NHS. Did it live up to all the hype?
05 Jul 2025
