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Protected development time pilot to take on 30 community pharmacists and technicians

Applications for the 30 places on the Health Education and Improvement Wales scheme are open to pharmacy staff who work a minimum of 375 hours per year.…

Community pharmacy sore throat testing service to restart in two health board areas

Exclusive: The sore throat test and treat service will restart in two health board areas, after Health Technology Wales reported that pharmacy-run rapid antigen detection testing "shows promise".…

RPS elects 16 new board members to National Pharmacy Boards

The new board members for the English, Scottish and Welsh Pharmacy Boards have been announced.…

Welsh Pharmacy Board election 2021 results

The results of the Welsh Pharmacy Board elections 2021.…

RPS pharmacy board elections 2021: how should pharmacists’ training and development be supported at all career stages?

In their responses to the second of two questions, candidates for the RPS national pharmacy board elections explain what they would to support training and development for pharmacists at any career stage.…

RPS pharmacy board elections 2021: how will you work to increase membership of the RPS?

In their responses to the first of two questions, candidates for the RPS national pharmacy board elections explain what they would do to encourage more pharmacists to become members of the RPS.…

Campaign letter for RPS elections 2021: Elanor Thomas on when two tribes go to war

This is a campaign letter for the 2021 RPS national pharmacy board elections. The views expressed in this letter belong to the author. Find out more about the RPS elections. Since deciding to stand for the RPS Welsh pharmacy board, I have been reflecting on how we continue to be an under-recogni…

Welsh Conservative Party makes new community pharmacy contract election pledge

The Conservative Party manifesto, published ahead of the Senedd elections on 6 May 2021, promises to expand the role of community pharmacy under a new contract.…

Health boards commission nearly 20 pharmacies to provide COVID-19 vaccinations

Exclusive: The expansion of the COVID-19 vaccination service means that 2.4% of all 715 pharmacies in Wales are now providing the service.…

RPS Wales welcomes £100m investment in pandemic recovery

A recovery plan, published by the Welsh government, states that “developing the role of our community pharmacy in services, especially clinical services, will build on the developments we saw during the pandemic”.…