PJ, May 2016, Vol 296, No 7889

RPS annual review reports 5.4% rise in core membership

The RPS annual review, released on 27 May 2016, outlines the Society’s major milestones and achievements in 2015…

Community pharmacy in Great Britain 2016: a fragmented market

There are more than 14,000 community pharmacies in Great Britain and the top 12 players own almost 50% of the market. …

If elected to the RPS pharmacy board, what will be your top two priorities?

Candidates explain what their top two priorities will be if they are elected to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society pharmacy board.…

Communication during transfer of care of older people

Guidance, strategies and communication tools to support transfer of care of frail older people…

Making the case for drug consumption rooms

For the past 15 years, drug users living in Sydney, Australia, have had access to a safe place to inject their drugs, supervised by trained medical staff. Is it time for other cities to follow suit?…

Journal of record for the profession

I was pleased to see in your April issue a feature looking back on the 175 years of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2016;296:245). With your new format for The Pharmaceutical Journal, I had initial concerns that your role as a journal of record, …

Government review says antibiotics should not be prescribed without rapid diagnostic test

Patients in developed countries should not be prescribed an antibiotic without first having a rapid diagnostic test to ensure the drug is appropriate and drug companies must be forced to do more to find new antibiotic drugs, the final report of the UK government’s Review on Antimicrobial Resis…

Junior doctors’ contract deal agreed

A deal has been reached between UK government negotiators and the British Medical Association (BMA) over the junior doctor contract, arbitration body the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), which facilitated ten days of negotiations, announced on 18 May 2016. …

What will happen to pharmacy if the UK votes to leave the European Union?

Charles Willis, head of public affairs at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, considers what will happen if the EU referendum results in a majority ‘leave’ vote and the impact it could have on pharmacists. …

How the exit of the UK from the European Union could affect healthcare, science and research

Should the UK remain a member of the European Union or should it leave? We put two opposing views together to help you decide. …