News National pharmacy board meetings: September 2025 In September 2025, the national pharmacy boards heard updates on new or updated policies on patient safety, aseptic preparation services and assisted dying.…Published: 15 October 2025
News RPS appoints new chief scientist Amira Guirguis, who chairs the RPS science and research committee, will begin her role on a phased basis from 13 October 2025.…Published: 8 October 2025
News Digital skills should be a ‘core competency’ for all healthcare staff Attendees at a Royal Pharmaceutical Society roundtable emphasised the need to equip pharmacy workers “with confidence and competence to use digital tools to ensure safe and equitable patient care”.…Published: 6 October 2025
News Jeremy Miles praises ‘incredible’ work of pharmacists and announces review of general practice pharmacy Exclusive: The Welsh cabinet secretary for health and social care said “there is a huge role which pharmacists are playing in a range of settings, and I want to see that grow”.…Published: 26 September 2025
News RPS launches new three-year goals to advance pharmacy services in Wales The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said that its goals for 2025–2028 focus on scaling services to enable equal access to care, wherever or however patients access them.…Published: 26 September 2025
News Geraldine McCaffrey appointed RPS director for Wales The current chair of the RPS Welsh Pharmacy Board will take over from Elen Jones on 1 December 2025, who is moving onto the role of pharmacy dean at Healthcare Education and Improvement Wales.…Published: 24 September 2025
News RPS urges patients to seek medicines information from ‘trusted source’ after Trump links paracetamol and autism The president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society urged anyone with concerns about their medicines to speak to a pharmacist or a trusted healthcare professional.…Published: 23 September 2025
News 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”.…Published: 9 September 2025
News Claire Anderson receives FIP Distinguished Service Award The president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society was given the award in recognition of her contribution to the development and improvement of pharmaceutical education across the world.…Published: 1 September 2025
News Prescribing self-assessment and peer review increases pharmacists’ confidence in prescribing, NHS Lothian pilot finds Speaking at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland Conference, Gillian Cameron said that participants in the pilot recommended this review of prescribing as “it gave everybody a personal assurance of safe prescribing".…Published: 29 August 2025
