Corrinne Burns

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent

Corrinne Burns is Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent at The Pharmaceutical Journal.

More than one-third of parents assume children need antibiotics for ear infections

Survey results also revealed that only 28% of parents received advice from a healthcare professional about whether or not their child needed antibiotics.…

Common ailments service consultations increase by over one-third

Data also show that the largest number of pharmacy consultations conducted in 2024/2025 via the Welsh common ailments service were for sore throat and tonsillitis.…

RPS announces results of 2026 elections to national pharmacy advisory councils

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society members successfully elected eight pharmacists in England and six pharmacists in Wales to positions on the inaugural Royal College of Pharmacy National Advisory Councils.…

National pharmacy board meetings: February 2026

A summary from the final meetings of the national pharmacy boards before the Society’s transition to become the Royal College of Pharmacy.…

Pharmacies cut Sunday opening hours owing to ‘chronic underfunding’

Analysis of NHS data by the National Pharmacy Association has revealed that less than one-fifth of pharmacies in England open to patients on Sundays.…

Privy Council approves Royal Charter changes

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will become the Royal College of Pharmacy on 15 April 2026 following King Charles III’s approval.…

Amandeep Doll: ‘I can be a role model of inclusive leadership’

Amandeep Doll, director for England at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, speaks to The Pharmaceutical Journal about her reflections on the transition to the Royal College of Pharmacy, priorities for 2026 and how inclusion is a “golden thread” through the Society’s work.…

Almost £50m from pharmacy manufacturers’ levy to be used for expansion of NHS clinical trials

The National Institute for Health and Care Research said the funding will be used to provide equipment to 51 NHS trusts and 79 primary care organisations across England.…

Primary care pharmacists should carry out structured medication reviews ‘at least annually’

The updated Scottish government guidance, which builds on guidelines published in 2018, also says pharmacists should consider home visits for house-bound individuals to reduce the potential for accumulation of medicines.…

Pharmacy MMR pilot vaccinated 300 hard-to-reach people

Exclusive: The NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board said the MMR pilot generated “valuable insights into service delivery, workforce readiness, communication gaps and data challenges”.…