PJ, July 2021, Vol 307, No 7951

Vacancies on our Membership Committee and Panel of Fellows

We’ve got opportunities for Royal Pharmaceutical Society Members and Fellows to help guide and support us in our decision making through our Membership Committee and Panel of Fellows. There are now vacancies in both of these committees and you’re invited to get involved. We encourage applicat…

William Lee Hetherington (1947–2021)

On 17 July 2021, William Lee Hetherington MRPharmS, aged 74 years, of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. Dr Hetherington registered with the Society in 1970.…

Pharmacist independent prescriber workforce has more than tripled since 2016

Exclusive: Freedom of Information data from the NHS also show that pharmacists working outside hospitals in England prescribed 32.5 million items in 2020/2021, compared with 6.2 million in 2016/2017.…

A quiet revolution: how pharmacist prescribers are reshaping parts of the NHS

Figures obtained by The Pharmaceutical Journal show that the number of pharmacist independent prescribers in England has more than tripled since 2016, but NHS England has yet to cement their place in the community.…

How we are using the discharge medicines service to help patients on high-risk medicines

The views expressed in this letter are those of the author’s. If you would like to submit a letter to The Pharmaceutical Journal, please click here. The new discharge medicines service (DMS), introduced in England in February 2021, has the potential to deliver important patient safety benefi…

RPS urges government not to end state-backed indemnity for pharmacists delivering COVID-19 vaccinations

In a letter to the vaccines minister, the RPS has asked for plans to end state-provided indemnity insurance to be reconsidered.…

Naloxone kit supply may have saved almost 1,400 lives in 2020, report finds

There has been a large increase in the uptake of take-home naloxone kits in Scotland, and the emergency antidote for overdoses caused by heroin and other opioids is likely to have saved many lives.…

Case-based learning: acute diarrhoea

How to diagnose and manage acute diarrhoea.…

Hospital pharmacists’ body ‘extremely disappointed’ in 3% pay rise for NHS staff

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists has criticised the government's announcement of a 3% pay rise for NHS staff.…

Pharmacists advised to use social media ‘responsibly’ in updated good practice guidance

New guidance in the 44th edition of Medicines, Ethics and Practice focuses on managing the crossover between personal and professional life.…