If the immediate care and prevention initiatives promised in the NHS Long Term Plan begin to drive more people into pharmacies, how will staff meet their need for services , especially with prescription volumes at the current level? Investing in automation is one way to address these demands, and is prompting forward thinking pharmacy owners to take a fresh look at the front shop, as I find out...
Women at risk
Cuts in public health funding have left sexual health and contraception services in crisis. I find out how community pharmacy can bear the load, in this feature for Training Matters magazine…
Hoarding disorder and how to recognise it
We’ve all got that drawer or cupboard at home full of ‘stuff’: a random assortment of things like cables – but not the appliances they once powered – foreign currency that can’t be spent anywhere any more and a bunch of keys that don’t open any doors in the house. Some of us even have proper collections: radios, beer tankards, postcards or sporting memorabilia, to name just a few. But when does...
The loneliness epidemic
Feelings of loneliness affect us all at some point, but being lonely can be a serious problem when it becomes chronic, affecting our health and wellbeing and damaging our ability to connect with others. I find out how pharmacy can help, in this feature for Training Matters magazine…