News New Scottish health secretary appointed Michael Matheson moves from his role as net zero, energy and transport cabinet secretary.…Published: 30 March 2023
News RPS rejoins International Pharmaceutical Federation Members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society expressed strong support for rejoining the federation, after it left in December 2021 owing to concerns over the cost of membership.…Published: 13 March 2023
News Scotland becomes first country to stop use of environmentally harmful desflurane NHS Scotland said the gas would only be used in “exceptional circumstances” going forward.…Published: 3 March 2023
News New mentor role introduced to help train independent pharmacist prescribers in Scotland A pilot scheme across three health board areas will see the creation of a new designated prescribing supervisor role.…Published: 27 February 2023
News National pharmacy board meeting: 8 February 2023 The English, Scottish and Welsh national pharmacy boards met for their first meeting of 2023 to discuss their individual and collective plans for the year ahead.…Published: 27 February 2023
News Government to change law to reclassify so-called ‘diet drug’ as a poison The change will mean 2,4-Dinitrophenol can only be sold legally to a member of the public by a registered pharmacist.…Published: 27 January 2023
News Almost half of pharmacists have experienced abuse in the past six months, finds RPS survey Data from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's workforce wellbeing survey have revealed 44% of pharmacists have experienced physical or verbal abuse in the past six months.…Published: 22 December 2022
News Increase in overseas pharmacists applying to train to work in Great Britain Exclusive: There have been 725 applications for the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme since March 2022.…Published: 15 December 2022
News Pharmacies should collect workforce disability data, concludes Scottish pharmacy roundtable Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from across Scotland met to discuss how to better enable people with disabilities to work in pharmacy.…Published: 2 December 2022
News NHS staff offered 7.5% average pay rise in Scotland The Scottish government's third pay offer since June 2022 will be put to members of the union Unite in a "consultative ballot".…Published: 25 November 2022
