The chemist and druggist, 18/25. December 2010 (issue 6778)
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Have your say on C+D's news. Email us at: haveyoursay@chemistanddruggist.co.uk Croup Editor Gary Paragpuri MRPharmS 020 7921 8045 Deputy & Features Editor Jennifer Richardson 020 7921 8084 News Editor Zoe Smeaton 020 7921 8141 Digital Content Editor NiallHunt 020 7921 8185 Clinical &CPD Editor Chris Chapman 020 7921 8086 Reporter Hannah Flynn 020 7921 8194 Head of Production Harriet Kinloch 020 7921 8249 Senior Sub Editor Brooke Balza 020 7921 8236 Head of Design Richard Coombs 020 7921 8240 Designers David Farram 020 7921 8198 Jo Konopelko 020 7921 8196 Office Manager Elaine Steele 020 7921 8110 (fax): 020 7921 8132 elaine.steele@ubm.com Interim Sales Director Deborah Heard 020 7921 8119 Advertisement Manager Daniel Spruytenburg 020 7921 8126 Field Sales Manager. Andrew Walker 020 7921 8123 Online Support Operative Jonathan Franklin 020 7921 8333 Classified Sales Executive Dan Linton 020 7921 8456 C+D Data Mark Johnson (Director) 07786703638 Devi Patel (Operations Manager) 020 7921 8235 Michael Pavey (Business Development Manager) 020 7921 8422 Colin Simpson (Price List Controller) 020 7921 8667 Darren Larkin (Electronic Data Controller) 020 7921 8294 Sandra Drawbridge (Input Clerk) 020 7921 8674 Projects Director Patrick Grice MRPharmS 020 7921 8335 Training Development Managers Sara Mudhar MRPharmS 020 7921 8414 Kinna McConochie MRPharmS 020 7921 8413 Training Sales Manager Paul Thorp 020 7921 8426 Projects Administrator Pauline Sanderson 020 7921 8425 Projects Admin Assistant Lewis Swan 020 7921 8420 Production Controller Christine Langford 020 7560 4133 CEO,UBM MedicaUK Phil Callow 020 7921 8405 Email firstname.surname (ffiubm.com "IT'S NO SURPRISE, THEN, THAT EARL HOWE TOOK ATRIP TO THE SOUTH COAST TO SEE THE RESULTS OF PORTSMOUTH'S HEALTHY LIVING PHARMACIES SCHEME FIRST HAND" Almost a year ago to the day, a certain Labour health secretary was revealing his latest vision for health services. Pharmacy will be a "crucial partner", his NHS strategy trumpeted, adding that the sector was "well-positioned to provide personalised health advice within local communities". Roll forwards 12 months and this time we have a different health secretary - but an all too familiar NHS vision (the public health white paper) championing the contribution that community pharmacy can make. And there you were, thinking it was just the BBC that showed repeats at Christmas. But while we may think that the same old visions keep coming around, a closer look at the news this week shows just how much community pharmacy has moved on as we hit the end of 2010. Portsmouth's Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) scheme (p7) is probably the highlight of the year, demonstrating as it does real and tangible patient outcomes. It's no surprise, then, that pharmacy minister Earl Howe took a trip to the south coast to see the results first hand. And his willingness to consider how the scheme could be incorporated into a national contract speaks volumes for how the current government views pharmacy. The only blight being the insistence that HLPs be funded locally - a view that continues to divide opinion and one that fails to deliver anything other than a postcode lottery of services. Sainsbury's decision to allow CPs to run surgeries from its consultation rooms (p6) is another demonstration of how far the sector has come. A year or two ago, stories such as these barely made it onto the radar, but there can't be a major pharmacy operator that isn't piloting similar schemes now. And it's not just companies that have made progress this year. The news that 98 per cent of pharmacists who had their CPD reviewed this year met or exceeded the regulator's standards shows the way that individual practitioners have accepted the need to review and hone their professional skills. This is perhaps a more significant development than many of the more high-profile changes this year - for without an enthusiastic and engaged pharmacist workforce, the sector will find it difficult to capitalise on the latest NHS opportunities. The news, then, that charity Pharmacist Support has seen a doubling of calls from pharmacists in the past couple of months (p7) should serve as a reminder that we need to do more to help pharmacists deliver the best service for their communities. Gary Paragpuri, Editor We wish you all a very merry Christmas and happy New Year on behalf of everyone at C+D. We'll be back on January 15 with our next issue - but you can catch up online if you can't wait till then. 6 82 per cent get 'excellent' CPD score 8 Calls for transparency over pricing errors 12 Analysis: CPs in dispensaries 16 Your Shout: Debating drug dosing 18 Xrayser and David Reissner 22 2010 review: The year that was... 28 C+D Awards 2010: Triple whammy 29 Classified 34 Postscript 19 Update: Eczema, part 2 The management and treatment options 21 Practical Approach Effect of exercise on drug activity 26 Category M Barometer How January's tariff will affect your pharmacy © UBM Medica, Chemist+Druggist incorporating Retail Chemist, Pharmacy Update and Beauty Counter. 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