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First electronic prescription dispensed in Wales

The electronic prescribing service will be rolled out across Wales from January 2024.…

Published: 17 November 2023

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Pharmacy regulator to increase registration fees by 7.5% from April 2024

In a statement, the GPhC Council said it “had to raise the fees in order to be in a position to continue to carry out regulatory work”.…

Published: 15 November 2023

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Geraldine McCaffrey: ‘The advances we’re making in Wales are really exciting’

The recently elected chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Welsh Pharmacy Board talks to The Pharmaceutical Journal about the Society’s role in assisting the evolving workforce in Wales.…

Published: 26 October 2023

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Number of overseas pharmacists applying to work in Great Britain increased by 26% in one year

Exclusive: There were 757 applications to the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme in 2022/2023, up from 599 in 2021/2022.…

Published: 23 October 2023

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RPS publishes standards for pharmacists working for ‘hospital at home’ scheme

The eight standards have been created to set out what constitutes ‘good’ in terms of working practices, as well as audit and benchmark pharmacy services across eight core areas.…

Published: 19 October 2023

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Bangor University’s new pharmacy school could offer teaching in Welsh

A spokesperson for the university said elements of its planned MPharm course were likely to be offered in Welsh as well as English, “in line with regional needs and Bangor University policy".…

Published: 12 October 2023

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Welsh government backs RPS Wales plan to transform hospital pharmacy

The Welsh government has accepted all 36 recommendations made by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales in a review of hospital pharmacy in the country.…

Published: 21 September 2023

Opinion

Our journey to digitally transform the discharge medicines review service

Efi Mantzourani shares how she and her team across Wales overhauled a paper-based discharge medicine review service in favour of a digital offering used by nearly every pharmacy in the country.…

Published: 4 September 2023

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Welsh government working group tasked with looking into how to roll out PrEP provision to community pharmacies

The HIV action plan, published in June 2022, set out 26 actions for the Welsh government and its partners to reduce HIV transmissions in Wales.…

Published: 14 July 2023

Opinion

Elen Jones: ‘We need to instil passion in those coming into pharmacy’

The Pharmaceutical Journal talks to Elen Jones, director for Wales at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, about her priorities, including her vision for pharmacy and focus on sustainability.…

Published: 10 July 2023