APPG calls for Pharmacy First to be national walk-in service The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy’s report on the future of community pharmacy in England warned that “without urgent reform, patients will lose access to vital services”.…
Ministerial taskforce needed on student recruitment, says Pharmacy Schools Council In a joint letter to the government, the Pharmacy Schools Council and other bodies warned that shifts in healthcare proposed in the NHS ten-year plan “will only succeed if education and training evolve in parallel”.…
Two forms of modified-release propranolol out of stock until 2026 Alerts issued by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Scottish government recommend that clinicians should consider a switch to immediate-release tablets.…
Prescribing guidance for older people with frailty is aimed to balance harms and benefits of medicines The guidance, published by the British Geriatrics Society, suggests that patients with hypertension and moderate frailty may benefit from a more lenient average systemic blood pressure target.…
Behavioural self-assessment tool can encourage medicines adherence The ‘Social, Psychological, Usage and Rational’ tool measures the medicines non-adherence risk of patients by analysing social, psychological, usage and rational drivers.…
RPS appoints director of education ahead of royal college transition Louise Goldring will join the Royal Pharmaceutical Society from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, where she is currently director of learning.…
Rapid review finds no clear link between autism and paracetamol in pregnancy Seven of the nine reviews concerning maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy warned against inferring a causal link, researchers found.…
Questionnaire-only prescribing for high-risk conditions should not be allowed, says RPS In its response to a government consultation on private prescribing, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society called for improved information sharing between independent online services and the NHS.…
Unlocking pharmacists’ potential needs investment, RPS says In response to the government's call for evidence on the NHS ten-year workforce plan, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society said there is a need for pharmacist independent prescribers to be integrated across all sectors.…
Pharmacy minister ‘immensely grateful’ for work of RPS Pharmacy minister Stephen Kinnock told the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s annual conference that under the NHS ten-year plan, pharmacists will play a “key role” in neighbourhood health teams.…
