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4 years
BREAKING: ITV apologises for "any offence" caused, and promises segment with "top pharmacist" on @thismorning this week
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LATEST: ITV faces backlash from #pharmacists and @rps over "outdated" comments of profession as "pretend doctors"
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Pharmacist raises almost £90,000 for Gaza humanitarian aid A Manchester-based pharmacist has raised almost £90,000 to help provide aid in Gaza since the war broke out last month.
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Big love to all the #pharmacists & #pharmacy staff around the world who work tirelessly for patients all year round. We salute you #Pharmacy24
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Dr Mahendra Patel says pharmacists can tackle patient misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines by reassuring them about safety concerns #CovidVaccines @drmahendrapatel
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"Pharmacists are highly trained professionals and it’s insulting to make them phone me for permission to dispense two 50mg tablets because the 100mg isn’t available," says GP @tonihazellgp in her first C+D blog, on the "serious shortage protocol"
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Addicted, struck off, unemployed: one pharmacist’s candid tale of redemption
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Congratulations to the winner of the Health Initiative of the Year award – sponsored by @pharmadoctoruk – Alphega Pharmacy😊! Via the ProLongevity “Live Healthy for Longer” Diabetes Prevention Service, Alphega helps patients with lifestyle changes. @ManorPharmacyGP #CDAwards
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3 years
Vaccine minister @nadhimzahawi chooses @Avicennaplc pharmacy for #COVID jab
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BREAKING: @BootsUK to offer newly qualified pharmacists £42k from August @BootsUK has agreed to offer a starting salary of £42,000 to newly qualified pharmacists joining the multiple on a full-time basis from August, following negotiations with @the_pda
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LIVE: Pharmacist trainees protest outside @TheGPhC HQ after exam chaos Join C+D for live updates as a group of trainee pharmacists gather outside @TheGPhC headquarters in Canary Wharf, east London to protest over the most recent exam issues
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Does the move towards online ordering of medicines spell the end for the traditional community #pharmacy model – or could it offer new ways to survive in a digital world? C+D explores... #InternetPharmacyWeek @AmazonUK
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BREAKING: Community pharmacies in England have administered more than 1.7 million flu vaccines in less than two months, breaking last year’s record. Full story to follow on C+D soon!
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BREAKING: Petition attracts over 1,200 signatures and protest call after @TheGPhC exam chaos A petition highlighting several concerns following @TheGPhC registration assessment has attracted more than 1,200 signatures and culminated in calls for protest
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. @LibDems “determined” to make sure community pharmacies don't "lose out" due to #pharmacycuts @normanlamb has said
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Open letter to @MattHancock : Sector's exclusion from COVID-19 life cover is a disgrace C+D editor @CandDBeth asks: "What is community pharmacy's role at this time if not essential and lifesaving?"
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MP: Suspend @NHSEngland prescription charge to relieve pressure on pharmacists @LaylaMoran #ScrapScriptCharges
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BREAKING: @DHSCgovuk has issued the first "serious shortage protocol", giving pharmacists the ability to supply an alternative strength or form of #fluoxetine without having to contact the patient’s GP Read the full story: #MedicineShortagesWeek #pharmacy
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BREAKING: C+D (in collaboration with @PharmaSupport and backed by @KevinBarronMP ) will be heading to the Houses of Parliament on September 9 to highlight the growing pressures on pharmacists.
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Continuing to imply that only some pharmacists play a clinical role is unhelpful for everybody, says Dan Read
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5 years
Two community pharmacists backed by MPs for parliamentary award @adewilliamsnhs @OlutayoArikawe @IanAustinMP @karinsmyth @NHSEngland
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Happy #Pharmacy24 to all the amazing pharmacy professionals who go above and beyond every day, but none more so than in the past 12 months. The C+D team salute you and all you do #pharmacyheroes #COVID19 👏🙏👍💪
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Congratulations to the winner of the Independent Pharmacy of the Year award – sponsored by C+D – Fferyllwyr Llyn Cyf😊! The pharmacy has trained its pharmacists as independent prescribers and enrolled them on a minor illness course at Bangor University. @FferyllwyrLlyn #CDAwards
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Congratulations to @CandDJamesW - @bsmeinfo new editor of the year!
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3 years
An #NHS #inclusivity plan should help to tailor #pharmacy services more effectively to the needs of communities, says @drmahendrapatel in a C+D #podcast
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BREAKING: Former @rpharms membership director to join @PSNCNews Robbie Turner has been appointed to @PSNCNews as its chief transformation officer to oversee an overhaul to pharmacy representation in England
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‘Pharmacists are reconsidering their careers after DH mistreatment’ @laulok
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The government should suspend the #NHS prescription charge for medicines to help pharmacy teams care for patients during the #COVID19 outbreak, says Liberal Democrat MP @LaylaMoran
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BREAKING: "Increased likelihood" of @BootsUK pharmacists taking "industrial action", after @the_pda members "overwhelmingly" reject multiple's latest pay offer, union says More to follow on the C+D website... #pharmacy #pay
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#Pharmacy named third most valued business on the high street, according to a @YouGov poll #pharmacyhour
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Congratulations to the winner of the COVID HERO – OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL award, sponsored by @Teva_UK , Sally Farmer, @DayLewisGroup ! The award honours a person who has gone the extra mile to help their patients and community during the pandemic. Congrats! #CDAwards
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BREAKING: Pharmacies in England have administered almost 2.9 million flu jabs so far, breaking the 2020/21 total in just two months Story to follow on C+D... #flujab #pharmacy
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"A child’s visit to my pharmacy ended with diabetes diagnosis" As we mark #DiabetesPreventionWeek , here's a fab tale of how @SiobhanMcNulty4 spotted the signs of type 1 diabetes in a 12-year-old & got him the treatment he needed #pharmacy
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BREAKING: Pharmacies to be paid £14 for NHS 111 referral consultations from October 29 as part of national advanced service
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‘My pharmacy’s private minor illness clinic is making £8k a month’ Eager to put his prescribing skills to use, Faheem Ahmed set up a private minor illness clinic in his Oxford pharmacy and today it brings in an extra £8,000 a month.
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GPhC appoints new FtP and pharmacy inspections executive leads The #pharmacy regulator has appointed two new executive-level members of staff to lead as its chief pharmacy officer and chief enforcement officer, it has revealed. @TheGPhC @Roz_Gittins
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"Nigel was the ideas man" @RobbieMTurner shares his memories of "close colleague and friend" Nigel Hughes @CPWYinfo
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BREAKING: Five-year pharmacist apprenticeship proposals put on hold indefinitely Find out more here:
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Massive congratulations to the winner of our Community Pharmacist of the Year award – sponsored by @Teva_UK – Jackie Lewis from Lewis Pharmacy! Jackie has, through her pharmacy, worked to support patients diagnosed with cancer. Congratulations on the win, Jackie😊. #CDAwards
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Cadham Pharmacy Health Centre in Glenthroes wins Independent Pharmacy of the Year at #CDAwards . Well done! Award sponsored by @BestwayMedhub .
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Pharmacy needs to get better at capturing data to prove "how much of a role we play", the @rpharms president @ashsoni0607 says
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Great to hear @PSNCNews Simon Dukes on @BBCRadio4 today calling for government funding and support for pharmacies in the #Coronavirus outbreak
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BREAKING: @Pharmacy2U planned to accuse all #pharmacies that displayed @NPA1921 poster or leaflet of "wrongdoing", High Court document reveals
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BREAKING: @TheGPhC has announced a pass rate of 88.2% for those sitting the March 2021 registration assessment. More to follow on the C+D website #pharmacy #prereg #provreg
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. @ashsoni0607 Congratulations from all at C+D on your honorary award from @KingstonUni We're loving the pictures!
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Fundraiser in name of #pharmacist #COVID victim tops £6k in three days
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. @TheGPhC is consulting on allowing pharmacist independent prescribers to supervise other pharmacists training for the role - not just doctors
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COVID-19: Pre-reg who 'helped thousands' receives royal commendation
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Congratulations to @HassanRiaz92 of Home Street Pharmacy for winning the Above and Beyond Award, sponsored by Accord #CDAwards
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Prime minister @BorisJohnson has thanked “wonderful pharmacists” for their work during the COVID-19 outbreak #pharmacyhour
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A big congratulations to the winner of the 2020 Business Innovation Award – sponsored by C+D – Fferyllwyr Llyn Cyf😊! This independent pharmacy developed an acute conditions service allowing patients to be treated without the need for a GP appointment. @FferyllwyrLlyn #CDAwards
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We want thank all the pharmacists that spoke at our Bradford careers evening and the @UniofBradford for hosting us. It was a fantastic night of networking and talks, thanks to everyone who join us on the night or on Facebook live #CDcareers
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'Pre-reg places are unfilled because the sector has an image problem' Read the blog by @khalidqkhan of @ImaanHealthcare
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A Boots pharmacist has worked with the Department of Health and Social Care (DH) to translate a video explaining the role of the NHS test and trace programme into Punjabi. @Gurinder_Singh1 @PharmacyHour
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Congrats to the winner of the Pre-Registration Graduate of the Year award – sponsored by @discoverRB – Yasmine Haq @Knightspharmacy ! Yasmine has taken the lead in ensuring new medicine service consultations are completed, among other support for the pharmacy team. #CDAwards
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Lloyds appoints its first female superintendent pharmacist @LloydsPharmacy @SteelieV
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Happy 160th birthday C+D 🎉🎈 Time for cake 🎂
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Congrats to the winner of the Pharmacy Staff Member of the Year Award – sponsored by Ceuta Healthcare – Kate Grant from Lloydspharmacy😊! Kate has supported patients to quit smoking and helped homeless patients. Congratulations Kate😊! @LloydsPharmacy @ceutagroup #CDAwards
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Community Pharmacist of the Year #CDAwards goes to Shabbir Mellick @BooksUK ! Well done! Award sponsored by @Teva_UK
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BREAKING: @LloydsPharmacy and @the_pda reach recognition agreement to let union negotiate pharmacists’ pay and conditions. Full story to follow on C+D... #pharmacy #tradeunion #pay
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LATEST: ITV faces backlash from #pharmacists and @rps over "outdated" comments of profession as "pretend doctors"
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‘Why the pre-reg exam had to be deferred during the #COVID19 outbreak’ Deferring the June and September pharmacy pre-reg exams was the only viable option for candidates during the pandemic, says @khalidqkhan
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Luso Kumwenda shares 10 steps to help pre-registration pharmacists prepare for their upcoming @TheGPhC exam @UKBPA1
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A pharmacist participating in an initiative to vaccinate housebound patients against #Covid19 has told C+D it’s “the most rewarding thing I’ve done in my pharmacy career” #pharmacyhour @PharmacyHour
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How community pharmacy is fighting the snow: A celebration of some of the many heartwarming stories of those battling the elements to deliver patient care #PharmacySnow #LoveMyPharmacy @fieldofdaisies1 @AJMPharm @GreenLPharmaUK @Sadik4Pharmacy
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As we mark a year since the first national #lockdown was announced, we pay tribute to four pharmacy professionals who have died from #COVID19
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BREAKING: Pharmacists will be able to administer licensed or unlicensed COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they are approved by the @MHRAgovuk , following a change in the law more to follow...
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Calls to include pharmacy technicians in #PGD to help fight COVID-19
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Congratulations to Lindsay & Gilmour Pharmacy, winner of the Pharmacy Design Award – sponsored by @ceutagroup – for their Cross Pharmacy, Inverkeithing branch😊! L&G redesigned the pharmacy, creating a care home hub with a dementia-friendly space. @LindsayGilmour #CDAwards
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Pharmacies that are “under significant pressure” due to the COVID-19 pandemic can close to the public for up to 2.5 hours a day, including lunch, @NHSEngland has said #PharmacyHour
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Government urged to let pharmacy technicians give COVID jabs under PGD #pharmacy #COVID19 @CCApharmacy @APTUK1
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Congratulations to Siraaj Bukera of @ImaanHealthcare Cathedral Pharmacy Oldham for winning #CDAwards Pre-Registraton Graduate of the Year!
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Listen to @CandDKristoffer and @drmahendrapatel discuss how community pharmacy can have a key role in assessing patient risk of #type2diabetes . You can subscribe to C+D's podcasts on iTunes or by searching 'Chemist+Druggist podcast' on your preferred android podcast app
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Kristoffer Stewart
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Check out my recent podcast with @drmahendrapatel to find out more about type 2 diabetes, NHS England’s diabetes prevention programme and how you can recognise symptoms in community pharmacy #DiabetesPreventionWeek #PreventingType2 #T2Diabetes
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‘Posters asking patients to treat pharmacy staff with respect just don’t cut it’ #pharmacy #violenceinpharmacy
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£2.85 million has been awarded by @scotgov to support pharmacy students in getting “hands-on” experience in primary and emergency care
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We need to include more Black women in #pharmacy leadership roles This #BHM , founder of the UK Black Pharmacist Association ( @UKBPA1 ), Elsy Gomez Campos, calls for change as she shares her experience navigating a pharmacy career as a Black woman
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Keith Ridge praises pharmacy technicians in open letter @keithridge1
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🎉🥳🏆TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT 🏆🥳🎉 Looking forward to seeing so many of you in person tonight at the #CDAwards . Tweet us your pictures using the hashtag & make sure to say 'hi' to the C+D team For those unable to attend, follow #CDAwards for all the latest from the ceremony
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C+D preparing to go LIVE again with @marvinmunzu at the #GPhCexam protest Head to our Instagram feed.... #pharmacy #pharmacists #trainees #registrationassessment
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Our new blogger, The Student Pharmacist, explains why she's prepared to ignore pharmacy's critics, and is determined to forge a career in the profession:
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BREAKING: @DHSCgovuk publishes Vaccines Delivery Plan, outlining greater role for community pharmacy in #COVID19 vaccinations
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. @marvinmunzu proving popular with the crowd as he runs through trainees' issues with the #GPhCexam and the meeting he and some delegates had with @TheGPhC this morning Catch up with his speech in full on C+D's Instagram feed: #pharmacists #trainees
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‘Blame the bureaucrats for pharmacy going from hero to zero’ @grahamsphillips
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BREAKING: Desogestrel contraceptive pill Lovima available for around £10 from end of July after POM to P switch More to follow on C+D website #pharmacy #POMtoP #medicineswitch
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"By August, quetiapine will exceed the price of bitcoin." After saying "good riddance" to 2017, @Xrayser offers his predictions for 2018... #pharmacy
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We're thrilled to say editor @CandDJamesW has been nominated for editor of the year (business media) at the #PPAAwards ! 👏 👏👏 Well done James!
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THE #PPAAWARDS SHORTLIST IS NOW LIVE!!! 🌟🌟🌟
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C+D and @drmahendrapatel are campaigning together to find 1,000 pharmacies to contribute to an @UniofOxford COVID-19 clinical trial by signposting suitable patients
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From random scripts to automated wholesaler calls, @Xrayser lists the 15 most annoying situations to deal with in a #pharmacy
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. @DHSCgovuk 'looking at' allowing pharmacy technicians to administer COVID-19 jabs under a PGD #pharmacy @APTUK1 @CCApharmacy
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GP surgery will be run by #GPpharmacists , with 5 alongside 2 GPs, as well as some technicians, says @GrahamStretch
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Thanks for sharing @saghir7 . Great to hear #pharmacy funding discussed on TV. A shame it doesn’t happen more often
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Thank you @Anna_Soubry for saying the obvious and highlighting the issues #primarycare and #Pharmacy
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Up next is the Training and Development Award, which goes to… Community Pharmacy Wales! @CPWales Congratulations! #CDAwards #CommunityPharmacy
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Well done to Zia Haq of @Knightspharmacy for winnng Locum of the Year #CDAwards !
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All our fantastic winners. That's it for this #CDAwards
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The pre-reg #pharmacist who reduced care home patients’ drugs by 30% #CDAwards @ImaanHealthcare @GreenLPharmaUK
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