Brendon Jiang

Senior clinical pharmacist at North Oxfordshire Rural Alliance Primary Care Network and a member of the RPS English Pharmacy Board

‘If you want to influence change, get involved’: why members should stand for RPS pharmacy board election

Current board members explain why Royal Pharmaceutical Society members should stand for election.…

The RPS cannot ignore the unfolding crisis in community pharmacy

Community pharmacy is the lifeblood of pharmacy and it breaks my heart to see the strain and pain the sector is under. Closures, shortages, abuse and chronic underfunding. People only have so much resilience, before they snap. I don’t need to write about how it is because you are living it, you wi…

We must prepare for the many challenges of the clinical future ahead

When seeking nominations for election, I spoke to many pharmacists at different career stages. What shocked me is how many have left or decided not to renew their membership. This had nothing to do with recent controversies over directorships, FIP or Royal College status. Some wanted the Royal Pharm…

How switching a handful of patients’ inhalers saved nearly 5,000kgCO2e

While switching inhalers may not be for everyone, reviewing patients who may benefit from a lower carbon device could have an enormous impact.…