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‘Dealing with my disability helped inspire my industrial career’
- 13 Nov 2018
- Anita Cawley
Anita Cawley explains what lessons she learnt by tackling the challenges posed by her physical disability, and her path to becoming operations director of a medicines research provider and Pharmacist Support chair
What was the average salary of pharmacists at Boots, Lloydspharmacy and Well?
- 12 Oct 2018
- Thomas Cox
Boots pharmacists received an average salary of £40,661, while Well pharmacists had a salary of £40,000, and Lloydspharmacy pharmacists took home £37,750.
What are the secrets to a successful career at Lloydspharmacy?
- 5 Oct 2018
- Thomas Cox
Victoria Steele, deputy superintendent of Lloydspharmacy’s parent company Celesio UK, tells C+D why Iron Man races and working with architect Norman Foster has helped her pharmacy career
What I learned in rising from counter assistant to GP practice pharmacist
- 3 Oct 2018
- Thomas Cox
Pharmacist Sue Alldred gave her seven tips for getting a job in a GP practice during the C+D careers evening in Bradford.
5 insights into the career of a pharmacy company founder
- 10 Sep 2018
- Thomas Cox
Community pharmacist and founder of DOSE Design Gavin Birchall tells C+D what moment changed his career path and why Damien Hirst’s pharmacies inspire him
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How I rose from stacking pharmacy shelves to managing director of Whitworth Chemists
- 22 Aug 2018
- Kathy Oxtoby
Pharmacy PGD company appoints flu service pioneer as CEO
- 1 Aug 2018
- Thomas Cox
Patient group direction (PGD) provider PharmaDoctor has appointed Graham Thoms as its new CEO.
‘I started my own company after mistaking a pharmacy for a kebab shop’
- 26 Jul 2018
- Helena Blackstone
Gavin Birchall moved from leading a rapidly expanding pharmacy group to found a company that specialises in pharmacy branding.
Boots pharmacy advisor roles to build an exciting career
- 29 Jun 2018
For those interested in becoming a pharmacy advisor, look no further than Boots UK, which offers some great opportunities across its stores.
Why I left a leading role at a multiple to buy a village pharmacy
- 7 Jun 2018
- Kathy Oxtoby
How one pharmacist took charge of her future by moving to the countryside and buying a village pharmacy
How prison pharmacy prepared me for a hospital role
- 26 Apr 2018
- Thomas Cox
Ahead of her appearance at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress, Cathy Cooke reveals how her 40 years in pharmacy – including working in a prison – paved the way for her hospital career
Finding happiness through delivering clinical services in primary care
- 24 Apr 2018
- Eliza Slawther
Why did a pharmacist take a “risky” career turn from a promising position at Boots to a role in general practice?
Lloydspharmacy recruiter: What I look for in an interview
- 27 Mar 2018
- Eliza Slawther
Lloydspharmacy’s recruitment delivery manager reveals the signs he is looking for in job applicants
Boots hits the road to offer pharmacy jobs at recruitment events
- 16 Mar 2018
- Thomas Cox
Boots will recruit pharmacists, dispensers and technicians at four events in London and Hertfordshire over the coming weeks.
‘Let’s give it a go’: What’s it like to buy your first pharmacy?
- 23 Feb 2018
- Eliza Slawther
The highs and lows of taking the plunge by becoming an independent contractor
Kamsons’ professional development manager: Getting your ideal job
- 9 Feb 2018
- Eliza Slawther
Kamsons Pharmacy’s development guru reveals need-to-know ways of winning your ideal job in the sector
The importance of hiring passionate staff in pharmacy
- 8 Jan 2018
- Lilian Anekwe
Farah Ali, general manager at Warman-Freed Pharmacy in Golders Green, North-west London, explains how to find – and keep – motivated staff
Improving patient care through online action
- 11 Dec 2017
How did Mayberry Pharmacy in Wales win the first-ever C+D Award for Online Initiative of the year?
Should you choose a pharmacy career for the money?
- 23 Oct 2017
Fourth-year student Vaishali Shah believes having a financial incentive to deliver services can detract from patient care.
How I transformed my delivery service by creating an app
- 12 Oct 2017
Independent contractor Gary Jones solved his pharmacy’s delivery problems by developing the ProDelivery Manager app.