Corrinne Burns

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Correspondent

corrinne.burns@rpharms.com

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

GPhC appoints Chris Askew as interim chief executive

The former chief executive of the Royal College of General Practitioners will take up the role on 1 October 2025.…

Draft invitations and leaflets on medication reviews launched for patients in care homes

The Health Innovation Network has launched a suite of tools designed to put patients living in care homes, their families, and carers, at the heart of decision-making on medication.…

More research needed into psychedelics for mental illness treatment, says Royal College of Psychiatrists

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has also called for the creation of a centralise patient database to monitor the use of psychedelics and related substances, as well as their effects.…

Yellow Card reporting to be taught across schools in England

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency's Yellow Card scheme enables people to report an adverse event or side effect relating to medicines and medical devices in the UK.…

Valproate has no significant impact on male fertility, study finds

Researchers found that prior studies that linked valproate to male infertility in patients with epilepsy mainly used healthy men without epilepsy as controls.…

NICE recommends first immunotherapy for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

Guidance says that durvalumab can be used alongside active monitoring of patients who have completed chemotherapy.…

Pharmacy technician apprenticeship training provider ceases trading

Department for Education data revealed that 17 people completed Woodspeen Training’s pharmacy technician course in 2025.…

More than 40 neighbourhood health service sites announced across England

The Department of Health and Social Care said that the 43 neighbourhood health service sites will initially focus on long-term conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and epilepsy.…

Pharmacies could offer more vaccines off-site under government proposals

Pharmacies could offer a wider range of vaccinations away from registered premises to increase access and uptake, according to a consultation document.…

Clinical academic receives 2025 RPS Barnett Award

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said that Adam Pattison Rathbone’s “leadership, inclusiveness and dedication to others’ growth have made a lasting impact on the profession”.…