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It is a step forward, but set against the backdrop of the economic analysis it’s just not enough to help community pharmacy release itself from the financial blackhole it has been placed in.

'The sector is under tremendous financial pressure, but the measures we’re announcing today will go a long way to mitigating those pressures and help get the sector back onto an even keel.'

How does community pharmacy balance providing healthcare and being a business, and does the label of ‘private’ risk undermining community pharmacy’s role in the health system?

This huge roll of the dice will either make Wes Streeting one of the greatest Health Secretary’s we’ve had who saved community pharmacy, or another one who re-arranged the deckchairs on the Titanic and watched it fade.

"I'm really, really, scared. I don't want to give the wrong information and I don't want to give the wrong product. And I don't know if I'm ever going to know enough to do it."

The C+D Awards are coming soon, so this bank holiday weekend is the perfect time to get your entries in. It’s quick and easy, and it’s free. You have nothing to lose, everything to gain, and if you don’t believe me, listen to this podcast.

In the latest episode of the A Coffee With... podcast series, co-owner of four independent pharmacies Sobha Sharma Kandel tells C+D about her path to entrepreneurship and the importance of community pharmacy for people facing barriers to healthcare

From paediatric specialist hospital pharmacist to lecturer to podcaster - with a spell at pharmacy services for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix thrown in - multihyphenate pharmacy professional Anisha Patel discusses her unconventional path through pharmacy in this week’s ‘A Coffee With…’ podcast