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Help shape the future of pharmacy leadership — have your say!

The UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board (UKPPLAB) is calling on pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and the wider pharmacy workforce across the UK to get involved in shaping the future of professional leadership.

Breaking barriers: The evolving role of pharmacy technicians in patient-centred care

In a compelling and heartfelt webinar hosted by UKCPA, Nadia Imbert-Terry, an advanced pharmacy technician for Acute Care at Home in Swindon, shared her extraordinary journey through the pharmacy profession.

One year on: Assessing the impact of workplace well-being initiatives

This article discusses the first 12 months of the project’s implementation and its impact on staff experience and workforce metrics. 

How to feel more confident in making clinical decisions

A lack of confidence in clinical decision making is common in newly qualified pharmacists. With the upcoming change in 2026 that sees pharmacists qualifying as prescribers, the stakes are even higher.

How pharmacy professionals can bring patient care closer to home

Do you know what pharmacy professionals do in community health services?

Bringing workplace well-being to life through collective responsibility

This scoping and planning project was shaped by the staff, for the staff, and best described how they wanted to experience workplace well-being day-to-day in the department.

Collaborative approach shows promise for lipid optimisation

This model, involving clinicians from primary and secondary care specialist clinics, has the potential to address lipid optimisation on a large scale

Inconsistent practice demonstrates need for clear guidance on the use of octreotide for pancreatic leaks

Currently, there are no guidelines on the use of octreotide, which leads to significant variation in the way it is being used for different patients.

Switching devices decreases antibiotic residue in elastomeric pumps

Since the switch, we have received positive feedback from patients and nurses, and the antimicrobial stewardship team has confidence that the correct dose of antibiotics is being administered.

Study finds high levels of referrals to tobacco dependency teams but low uptake of Nicotine Replacement Therapy

A lack of documentation or referral to tobacco dependency teams means that a key opportunity is being missed to provide nicotine replacement therapy and support patients in quit attempts.

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