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Pharmacy bodies call for action to ensure access to designated prescribing practitioners

A joint report by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and National Pharmacy Association encourages pharmacies to work together to assess their readiness to provide a prescribing learning environment.…

Published: 12 August 2024

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Latest Medicine, Ethics and Practice includes expanded sections on prescribing and valproate safety

The 47th edition contains additional information on prescribing and patient safety to reflect the Society’s “ongoing commitment to high standards of professional practice”.…

Published: 2 August 2024

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Royal Pharmaceutical Society Assembly Meeting: July 2024

The summer meeting of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Assembly focused on the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board, international strategy and its partnership with Pharmacist Support.…

Published: 2 August 2024

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Pharmacists risk being criminalised in puberty blockers ban, warns RPS

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says the emergency prohibition order for gonadotrophin-releasing hormone may be leading to prescribers “unwittingly breaking the law”.…

Published: 1 August 2024

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Pharmacists in primary care should be ‘enabled to prioritise’ structured medication reviews, says RPS

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society policy statement says primary care networks must recognise that they are accountable for delivering structured medication reviews.…

Published: 23 July 2024

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Brendon Jiang elected as treasurer of the RPS

He says it is “imperative to strategically invest in our mission to put pharmacy at the forefront of healthcare”.…

Published: 22 July 2024

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National pharmacy board meetings: 19 June 2024

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

Published: 17 July 2024

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RPS asks for views on facilitated self-selection of P medicines

The Society says it wants to hear evidence of the benefits and harms of a facilitated self-selection model for Pharmacy medicines.…

Published: 15 July 2024

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Pharmacy bodies call on new health secretary to boost funding for sector

The joint letter to Wes Streeting called for sufficient funding, holistic workforce planning and improved medicines security to help address the challenges faced by the NHS.…

Published: 10 July 2024

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Number of calls to Pharmacist Support helpline rises by three quarters in a year

The charity reported funding 876 counselling sessions and awarding 23% more financial aid grants in 2023.…

Published: 5 July 2024