March 2024, Vol 312, No 7983
Top news stories
Medicines shortages reported to government increase by almost 70% since 2021
Almost a third of Pharmacy First consultations have been carried out in most deprived areas of England
Minor ailments prescribing service to be offered by more than 90 community pharmacies
Features
Whooping cough resurgence as vaccination rates slump
MPharm clinical placements: a variable picture across Britain
Targeting better safety: next steps for CRISPR therapeutics
Scaling back: the pharmacies cutting opening hours to avoid closure
Opinion
PJ view: Restore pharmacy opening hours to improve end-of-life care
Amira Guirguis: ‘We want to use our expertise to prepare for future threats’
Maintaining trust in science and increasing research literacy
It is time to rethink prescribing scope of practice and the DPP model for foundation training
How the London Ambulance Service is working to transform medicines management
How our pharmacy network is developing research opportunities for the profession
Learning & CPD
Pulmonary hypertension: recognition, diagnosis and management
How to identify red-flag symptoms and refer patients appropriately
Adopting a quality improvement approach to patient safety incidents
Case-based learning: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in adults
Respiratory syncytial virus in children
Entrustable professional activities: a new approach to supervising trainee pharmacists on clinical placements
Research
The role of community pharmacy in addressing health inequalities
Cannabidiol as a chemotherapy adjunct in cancer treatment
Your RPS
First Scottish consultant pharmacist appointed
Training pathway for clinical pharmacy academics should be in place by 2030
