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View in browser > Opinion: Why are we going backwards as a profession? Over the past decade we’ve gone backwards as a sector and a profession. Not only is funding much less than it was, but it feels like standards are also in full-scale retreat. A painting-by-numbers approach to pharmacy practice with SOPs coming out of our ears is no longer fit for purpose. A new approach is needed to professional regulation, writes our anonymous columnist Alexander Humphries*. Read more Fear of recurrence among individuals with remitted depression About three-quarters of people with depression live in fear of recurrence, Canadian researchers report. Read more Does the way TB is identified need a rethink? Many patients do not actually have the persistent cough commonly regarded as the main diagnostic trigger. Read more Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Talking Pharmacy, April 26 In a packed edition, under the spotlight: Jhoots' travails, Leadsom this time upsets GPs, more on pharmacy technician role expansion, Shilpa Shah from CP NEL in the interview hotseat – and, er, the Talking Pharmacy rap... Start listening MOST READ STORY OF THE WEEK CPE attacks new concessions system as ‘delayed’ April prices released Pharmacy contractors express concern over the new clawback system imposed by Government as CPE adds its criticism of the margin reduction formula now applied for concessions pricing. WEEKEND CPD Pharmacy First: Managing uncomplicated UTIs The latest in our series of CPD modules for pharmacists delivering England’s new Pharmacy First service looks at responding to women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections. The largest, most experienced publisher in the UK pharmacy sector Pharmacy Magazine is part of The Pharmacy Network, a digital system developed and operated by Communications International Group, the UK’s largest provider of pharmacy learning content and publisher of magazines including Pharmacy Magazine, Training Matters, P3pharmacy and Independent Community Pharmacist. Unsubscribe  Ι  Contact  Ι  Privacy Policy