News Community pharmacy in Wales promised 4% funding uplift conditional on staff pay rises The uplift will increase annual community pharmacy contractual framework funding to £157.2m.…Published: 20 September 2022
News RPS launches latest workforce wellbeing survey In 2021, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's wellbeing survey revealed that 89% of the pharmacy workforce were at high risk of burnout.…Published: 20 September 2022
News Industrial action could lead hospital pharmacists to withdraw from weekend rotas, warns union leader Exclusive: Even though the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists does not want industrial action, its president Nathan Burley said it may impact the provision of additional services.…Published: 6 September 2022
News Call for ‘urgent talks’ over soaring energy costs for pharmacies Exclusive: Industry leaders say the government needs to support and protect pharmacies through spiralling fuel costs and workforce shortages.…Published: 30 August 2022
News RPS Wales asks for views on 2025 strategy The Society has put out a set of draft goals for 2025 for consultation.…Published: 25 August 2022
Feature The rising price of antipsychotics and what it means Data analysis has revealed that the drug tariff for some mental health medicines has increased by more than 1,200% as demand has risen.…Published: 24 August 2022
Opinion Empowering pharmacy technicians to boost the discharge medicine review service in Wales Louise Allen seized an opportunity to enable pharmacy technicians to deliver discharge medicine reviews as part of a local pilot to increase uptake of the long-running pharmacist-led service.…Published: 22 August 2022
News National pharmacy boards meeting: 28 June 2022 The English, Scottish and Welsh pharmacy boards met to discuss each nation's vision for pharmacy, supervision and strengthening governance.…Published: 16 August 2022
Feature Everything you need to know about ‘hub-and-spoke’ dispensing A look at the government's controversial proposals that it claims will make community pharmacy in the UK more efficient.…Published: 15 August 2022
News Nearly a quarter of pharmacists aged over 55 years plan to retire within the next year, survey suggests Exclusive: Of 291 participants of The Pharmaceutical Journal's annual salary and job satisfaction survey aged between 55 and 64 years, 67 said they were planning to retire within 12 months.…Published: 8 August 2022
