Support your local community pharmacy
Whilst this blog is about the future of pharmacy, without the support of patients and the wider health community to put pressure on the government to fund community pharmacy appropriately, that future I fear remains uncertain.
I am a pharmacist by profession with a portfolio career across many aspects of pharmacy and healthcare. I have a passion for technology and how that can improve patient care but also to ease the burden on clinicians.
Read about my thoughts on Pharmacy and Healthcare.
Latest Posts
- Why I’m Standing for the English Pharmacy Advisory CouncilPharmacy is at a crossroads (those of a certain age will groan at that one). The frontline is increasing in clinical complex – patients arriving with undifferentiated diagnoses via Pharmacy First, supply chain dysfunction creating medicine shortages across many sectors,… Read more: Why I’m Standing for the English Pharmacy Advisory Council
- The Hidden Cost of Efficiency PressureA story caught my attention this week. Thousands of NHS patients were exposed to potential infection risk during surgical procedures because a supplier failed to adequately document calibrations for sealing equipment and sterilisation sensors. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/20/patients-exposed-superbugs-nhs-safety-breaches-ppe/ Not a deliberate act of… Read more: The Hidden Cost of Efficiency Pressure
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