News Finalists of ‘I Love My Pharmacist’ competition announced The 18 regional finalists in this year’s competition have been announced, as public voting gets under way.…Published: 21 August 2015
News RPS board in England to drop sector-specific places Governing body ratifies plan to end sectoral seats on the Society’s English board.…Published: 17 August 2015
News NHS begins process to recognise consultant pharmacist posts in wake of 2013 reforms Loss of national system for approving posts means dozens of positions in England are yet to be recognised officially.…Published: 12 August 2015
News Consultant pharmacist numbers ‘should rise ten-fold’ Chief pharmaceutical officer for England targets key role for senior pharmacists in ongoing NHS reforms.…Published: 4 August 2015
News Manufacturing medicines in the aseptics unit Ensuring that medicines are manufactured to the highest quality is a major part of a pharmacy production manager’s role.…Published: 3 August 2015
News RPS to press ministers over “deeply frustrating” breakdown of minor ailment service talks Society “disappointed” over failure of negotiations to introduce national scheme.…Published: 3 August 2015
News Proposal to involve NICE in approval process for Cancer Drugs Fund The evaluation of drugs currently funded under the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) could be passed over to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) under proposals drawn up by NHS England.…Published: 23 July 2015
Opinion Pharmacy is the place to target hard-to-reach patients for seasonal flu vaccination Success of reaching patients in first national plan will require pharmacy teams to explain the benefits of vaccination.…Published: 23 July 2015
Opinion Nurse practitioners in pharmacies: a potential solution to the NHS crisis A pharmacy walk-in service run by nurse practitioners in the United States could be adopted in the UK to ease the burden on the overstretched NHS.…Published: 23 July 2015
News Calls to accelerate uptake of Healthy Living Pharmacy status Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s England board wants faster adoption to boost pharmacy’s public health contribution, but warns that commissioning barriers must be removed first.…Published: 23 July 2015
