Opinion The Society has not met its WaterlooWith the Royal Pharmaceutical Society moving into uncharted waters, Olivia Timbs asks the President, Hemant Patel, about his views of its future.…Published: 31 March 2007
Opinion Profession should invest some faith in a metamorphosis of the SocietyOn one level the future of the profession has been decided: the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain as we know it will be no more because there is a Government will to set up a regulatory body in the form of a General Pharmaceutical Council. There is a more nebulous aspiration to set up a …Published: 31 March 2007
Opinion Future must be built on trustAlthough the devil is always in the detail, there seems to be a great deal of support for the establishment of a royal college-type body to serve pharmacy and associated professions, and thereby, the public. This week’s issue carries a number of items approaching the issue from different angles. T…Published: 31 March 2007
Opinion Put down the metal bar, pick up the telephone: Listening Friends can helpAlan Nathan, chairman of the Listening Friends scheme, describes the scheme, how it works and what it can offer.…Published: 11 November 2006
Opinion Who will be tomorrow’s pharmacists and why did they study pharmacy?In this article, Sarah Willis, Phillip Shann and Karen Hassell present analysis of data collected for the first survey from a longitudinal cohort study about pharmacy careers, focusing on the demographics of the sample and describing students' motivations for entering pharmacy school.…Published: 22 July 2006
Opinion Complementary medicine in GermanyA look at the history of complementary medicine in Germany.…Published: 19 March 2005
Opinion What has happened to our house sparrows? This content was published in 2005. We do not recommend that you take any clinical decisions based on this information without first ensuring you have checked the latest guidance. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds held its annual Big Garden Bird Watch last weekend, when people were a…Published: 5 February 2005
Opinion Pre-admission clinics: extending the delivery of pharmaceutical careFiona McIntyre and Karen Manson describe the introduction of a pharmaceutical service to pre-admission clinics at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.…Published: 12 April 2004
Opinion Message from the mazeThe wording for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s proposed new Charter changes “promote the interests of members in their exercise of the profession of pharmacy” into “safeguard, maintain the honour and promote the effectiveness of the profession of pharmacy and to support the professional …Published: 20 December 2003
Opinion Why more pharmacists should become qualified persons in the industryA typical salary for a new qualified person (QP) is £40,000 a year. Senior positions including QP status pay up to £80,000. These often exceed salaries of pharmacists in other spheres. Moreover, a demographic time bomb is ticking as more QPs are retiring than are being produced. This suggests that…Published: 29 March 2003