Corrinne Burns

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent

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

COVID-19 Inquiry must consider pharmacy resilience in case of future pandemics, says RPS

A statement from the RPS emphasised how much the complexity and fragility of medicine supply chains were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to widespread shortages.…

Paul Bennett: ‘Becoming a royal college is the right thing to do for the profession, our members, patients and the public’

With proposals set out to change the RPS Constitution and governance, chief executive Paul Bennett explains what could happen and why.…

RPS announces proposals to move towards royal college status

Under the plans, which require approval from the membership, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society would become the Royal College of Pharmacy and would be a registered charity.…

Pharmacy organisations sign up to ‘Medicines to Gaza’ campaign

Following on from the success of the ‘Medicines to Ukraine’ model, which raised £4.5m, the Pharmacists’ Defence Association announced the new Gaza scheme at the International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress in Cape Town on 3 September 2024.…

Men taking valproate advised by MHRA to use effective contraception

The regulator advises that males and their partners should use effective contraception during, and for at least three months after, valproate treatment.…

Martin Sawer: ‘NHS hospitals owe wholesalers millions of pounds in overdue invoices’

Here, Martin Sawer, executive director of the Healthcare Distribution Association, explains how wholesalers are part of the ‘critical infrastructure’ of UK healthcare, but the industry faces several challenges.…

Chair of RPS English Pharmacy Board appointed to NHS Assembly

The NHS Assembly was formed in 2019 to shape the delivery of the ‘NHS long-term plan’.…

One-third of adult social care providers say medicines support from community pharmacy has improved over past year

Respondents to the Care Quality Commission survey said they typically received advice from community pharmacy on medicines side effects, over-the-counter medicine and safe medicines administration.…

NICE recommends emergency kits for people with adrenal insufficiency to cut hospital admissions

The new guidance says healthcare providers should consider providing eligible patients with two or three emergency adrenal insufficiency kits.…

What will it take to fix pharmacy’s stubbornly unchanged ethnicity pay gap?

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s latest survey data show ethnic minority pharmacists continue to be paid less than their white colleagues.…