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People,

Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Talking Pharmacy, May 23

In this Bank Holiday special, the editors are back from Baku to discuss the highlights – and lowlights – of Sigma's conference in Azerbaijan. Why is CPE so secretive over its decision-making? Was the NPA right to pull back from collective action? Are there opportunities for community pharmacy to play a bigger role in practice-based research? Also – a tribute to Day Lewis's Peter Glover.

23 May 2025

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Practice,

Valla: ‘Step up, speak up and start shaping the future’

... but a sustainable future for community pharmacy can’t be built from thin air, warns Avicenna boss.

15 May 2025

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Policy,

Pharmacy to play a key role in NHS reform ambitions, Starmer tells Sigma conference

Starmer references pharmacy's role in the coming 10-year NHS plan

15 May 2025

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Leadership,

Royal college must attract non-RPS members to succeed, say chiefs

The ‘yes’ vote is only the start of the royal college conversation, say chief pharmaceutical officers.

13 May 2025

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Integrated care,

NAPC president: We will never have aligned national contracts

Ash Soni said national contracts “will always be there” but the opportunity for pharmacy is at local level.

06 Mar 2024

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Policy,

Sigma conference: NPA head calls for a new deal for pharmacy

The current funding model is broken beyond repair, claims Paul Rees, reflecting the concerns of delegates at the Sigma conference.

27 Feb 2024

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Policy,

Conference bites: chief pharmaceutical officers session

The chief pharmaceutical officers of all four home nations spoke at the Sigma conference.

27 Feb 2024

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