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First community pharmacist awarded RPS advanced practice credential

Commenting on the award, Maxine McCabe encouraged other community pharmacists to pursue advanced credentialing and said “it’s challenging but very rewarding”.…

Published: 31 October 2024

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RPS to survey members before responding to government consultation on NHS ten-year plan

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said it wants the government to place supporting patient access to community pharmacies at the heart of any increase in neighbourhood health services.…

Published: 22 October 2024

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National pharmacy board meetings: September 2024

An overview of the latest open meetings of the national pharmacy boards.…

Published: 9 October 2024

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Patient safety improvement and medicines waste targeted by repeat prescribing toolkit

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says the new resource is the first national good practice guidance on repeat prescribing published in 20 years.…

Published: 8 October 2024

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Call for Society Fellowship nominations

The Panel of Fellows will be holding its next meeting in November 2024. Nominations for Society Fellowship must be received by the Secretary of the Panel of Fellows by 23 October 2024 to be considered at this meeting. Nominations need to be made by a current member of the Society and supported by…

Published: 30 September 2024

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Director for RPS Scotland wins FIP Congress oral presentation prize

Laura Wilson said she hopes her presentation helped to encourage pharmacists “from across the world to consider how hospital clinical pharmacy services can be transformed to enhance patient care”.…

Published: 16 September 2024

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COVID-19 Inquiry must consider pharmacy resilience in case of future pandemics, says RPS

A statement from the RPS emphasised how much the complexity and fragility of medicine supply chains were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to widespread shortages.…

Published: 13 September 2024

Opinion

Paul Bennett: ‘Becoming a royal college is the right thing to do for the profession, our members, patients and the public’

With proposals set out to change the RPS Constitution and governance, chief executive Paul Bennett explains what could happen and why.…

Published: 12 September 2024

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RPS announces proposals to move towards royal college status

Under the plans, which require approval from the membership, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society would become the Royal College of Pharmacy and would be a registered charity.…

Published: 12 September 2024

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Chair of RPS English Pharmacy Board appointed to NHS Assembly

The NHS Assembly was formed in 2019 to shape the delivery of the ‘NHS long-term plan’.…

Published: 4 September 2024