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‘Respite to employment challenges’: Average UK locum rate nosedives 10% in a year

‘Respite to employment challenges’: Average UK locum rate nosedives 10% in a year

Pharmacist locum rates in some parts of the UK have plummeted by a third since 2022, new data from Locate a Locum has revealed.

We must stop starting conversations with ‘I’m really sorry, but…’

We must stop starting conversations with ‘I’m really sorry, but…’

Pharmacy teams do all they can to make sure they have a steady supply of vital medicines. But patients aren’t getting the memo, says Ade Williams

Dr Leyla Hannbeck: ‘Why can’t pharmacy have its own ARRS?’

Dr Leyla Hannbeck: ‘Why can’t pharmacy have its own ARRS?’

AIMp chief Dr Leyla Hannbeck has called for community pharmacies to host multidisciplinary teams like GP practices do in an exclusive interview with C+D.

CPE calls for ARRS to end as new workforce plan looms

CPE calls for ARRS to end as new workforce plan looms

Community Pharmacy England (CPE) chief executive Janet Morrison has again pleaded with the government to end pharmacist recruitment into the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS).

The independent pharmacy group with an army of vaccinators

The independent pharmacy group with an army of vaccinators

C+D readers voted RJR Chem as their Above and Beyond Team of the year after they drafted in the military and local volunteers to help administer thousands of COVID-19 vaccinations

‘Devil in the detail’: Sector cautiously welcomes plan to expand services

‘Devil in the detail’: Sector cautiously welcomes plan to expand services

Pharmacy leaders have cautiously welcomed plans to expand the provision of community pharmacy services in England as part of a £645 million investment into the sector, but have stressed that detail remains scant.

PCNs: Golden opportunity or just a pain in the ARRS for community pharmacy?

PCNs: Golden opportunity or just a pain in the ARRS for community pharmacy?

Community pharmacy is smarting from its workforce's migration into primary care jobs. But is the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) to blame, asks Beth Kennedy

Lloydspharmacy announces new structure and regional manager layoffs

Lloydspharmacy announces new structure and regional manager layoffs

Lloydspharmacy’s parent company McKesson UK has announced that it has reduced the number of regional managers at the multiple following a reconfiguration of its business.

Lloyds appoints its first female superintendent pharmacist

Lloyds appoints its first female superintendent pharmacist

Victoria Steele will take over as the new superintendent pharmacist for Lloydspharmacy, the first woman to hold the position in the multiple’s history, it announced yesterday.

Stefano Pessina steps down from top role at Boots' parent company

Stefano Pessina steps down from top role at Boots' parent company

Stefano Pessina will be stepping down as chief executive of Boots’ parent company Walgreen Boots Alliance after five years in the post, it was announced this week.