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Health secretary considers adopting ‘Pharmacy First’ service for England

Sajid Javid said he was “asking my department to work with the NHS and look at a ‘Pharmacy First’ scheme for England, so pharmacists can provide treatment for specific conditions, such as sore throats, without patients having to go to their GP".…

Published: 14 October 2021

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Scottish government funds 130 post-registration training places from October 2021

The training will include an independent prescriber course for early-years pharmacists.…

Published: 8 October 2021

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Andrew Carruthers: ‘Pausing recruitment of GP pharmacists is not the answer’

The chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Scottish Pharmacy Board speaks about pharmacy's role in preventing drug deaths, tackling health inequalities and providing vaccinations.…

Published: 24 September 2021

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Full electronic prescribing within five years, Welsh government pledges

The Welsh government aims to replace paper prescriptions and 'wet' signatures in primary care with electronic prescriptions and signatures in the next three to five years.…

Published: 21 September 2021

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It is ‘shocking’ that free flu vaccinations are not being offered to all pharmacists in England and Wales, says RPS

Claire Anderson, president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, said the Society is "calling on the NHS to offer free flu vaccinations to pharmacists and pharmacy teams in both England and Wales, as is the case in Scotland”.…

Published: 21 September 2021

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Museum treasures: Lapis judaicus, from the Burges Collection of materia medica, 1745–1807

An ancient treatment for urinary disorders.…

Published: 17 September 2021

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RPS calls on government to do more to tackle health inequalities

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has co-signed a letter to prime minister Boris Johnson outlining why a cross-government strategy would strengthen the new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, due to launch on 1 October 2021.…

Published: 17 September 2021

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RPS declares a climate and ecological emergency

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will commit to leading the pharmacy profession by considering sustainability in its future policies, working practices and decision-making.…

Published: 1 September 2021

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Depression omitted from new medicine service extension despite increase in antidepressant prescribing during pandemic

The new medicine service has been expanded to cover 16 therapeutic conditions but depression, and its associated use of antidepressants, has not been included.…

Published: 24 August 2021

Opinion

Cheryl Way: ‘Sometimes, we need to give ourselves a good talking to’

The chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board on avoiding burnout, independent prescribing and what she would like to see happen in pharmacy post-COVID.…

Published: 23 August 2021