Three-quarters of public support pharmacists prescribing their medication, survey results show Of more than 2,000 respondents to a survey inviting people to give their views on community pharmacy, 77% said they were highly confident in pharmacists prescribing medication.…
Hospital chief pharmacist among those recognised in New Year Honours list Two pharmacists have been awarded MBEs for services to pharmacy in the New Year Honours List 2023.…
Gul Root (1950–2022) Peers say government pharmaceutical officer Gul Root's enthusiasm, experience and clarity of thought were instrumental in changing the shape of the pharmacy sector.…
Almost half of pharmacists have experienced abuse in the past six months, finds RPS survey Data from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's workforce wellbeing survey have revealed 44% of pharmacists have experienced physical or verbal abuse in the past six months.…
Employers should take ‘challenging situations’ into account if complaints are made about pharmacy staff this winter The General Pharmaceutical Council and UK chief pharmaceutical officers have written to pharmacy teams to reassure them as the NHS faces huge pressures.…
Inhaler recycling scheme launched in South Wales after successful trial Survey results revealed that patients did not realise that disposing of inhalers in their household waste was having a negative impact on the environment.…
Increase in overseas pharmacists applying to train to work in Great Britain Exclusive: There have been 725 applications for the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme since March 2022.…
New ten-year vision for pharmacy says pharmacists will play important role in use of genomic data The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the King's Fund developed the vision with input from pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and patients.…
GP leader calls for pharmacists to be able to substitute antibiotics where there are shortages Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, said that pharmacists need to be able to dispense a different formulation of an antibiotic or an alternative if it is not available.…
Assembly meeting: 16 November 2022 Members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Assembly met to discuss professional standards, equality, diversity and inclusion data, and Fellowship.…