As the ‘front door to the NHS’ community pharmacy plays a vital role in Trauma Informed care, as I find out in this feature for Chemist+Druggist…
Staying out of hot water on social media
As the UK PMCPA publishes its first social media guidance for pharmaceutical companies, I discover what they can do to avoid traps when it comes to posting online in this feature for GOLD magazine…
How systems are leading on health equity
ICSs are in the frontline when it comes to tackling health inequalities. The recently published Hewitt Review holds them to this task and highlights some inspirational examples, as I discover for this feature for Healthcare Leader…
GPhC proposes 7.5% increase in registration renewal fees from 2024
Following a freeze in registration fees for two years, the pharmacy Regulator says its proposed increases are “below inflation”. I gauge the sector’s reaction, in this story for The Pharmaceutical Journal…
Tuning in to ‘social listening’
With today’s medical affairs teams having ever larger roles to play in pharmaceutical companies’ commercialisation strategies than ever before, I discover why leveraging social listening can keep them ahead of the pack in this feature for GOLD magazine…
Mapping a path to personalised medicine
Despite continued advances in personalised medicine, I discover there is still more to be done to encourage physicians, policy makers and payers to back these life-changing solutions in this feature for Gold magazine…
Contraception access expands
As the NHS Community Pharmacy Contraception Service prepares for national rollout in England, I find out what lessons have been learnt from the pilot and what’s coming next, in this feature for Pharmacy magazine…
Inspiring change in obesity treatment
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy appetite suppressant is giving new hope to people living with obesity, as well as encouraging other players to the market. I discover what barriers stand in the way of wider adoption, and how pharma marketing teams can approach them, in this feature for GOLD magazine…
In need of special attention?
There will always be a patient need for unlicensed specials, but market conditions are getting tougher by the year, as I discover in this feature for Pharmacy magazine…
Business profile: Rokshaw
From specials wholesaling to medical cannabis, I find out what’s next for Sunderland’s Rokshaw, in this profile for P3pharmacy magazine…
Is self-care in decline?
New research from PAGB shows consumers lack knowledge about the most common self-treatable conditions. I talk to Michelle Riddalls – PAGB CEO – about what’s happening to self-care, in this feature for Pharmacy magazine…
Sustainability in pharmacy
Consumers are getting smarter when it comes to spending their money in more environmentally friendly ways, pushing pharmacy to up its game in the sustainable products stakes, as I discover in this feature for Training Matters magazine…