PJ, 13 June 2015, Vol 294, No 7866

Introduce accreditation for tutors to control pharmacist numbers

When I qualified from the school of pharmacy at the University of Brighton in 1983 it was an excellent school, as I am sure it is today, producing high calibre registered pharmacists. So why then do we need another school at the University of Sussex two miles away ( The Pharmaceutical Jo…

Minor ailment services

22 May 2015: Pharmacy minor ailment services have hit the headlines recently, courtesy of a post on Facebook claiming that all parents can get free Calpol via their local scheme. The post was shared over 100,000 times and sparked the interest of many parents and several national and region…

Dispensing error proposals

24 May 2015: Pharmacists have long worked under the threat of criminal prosecution for making a dispensing error and the proposed change to bring pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in line with other healthcare professionals who make errors was highlighted by the BBC. The Royal Pharmace…

Local practice forum events: 18 May – 2 July 2015

Monday 18 May: Doncaster and South Humber Local practice forum event, ‘Motivational interviewing’. Rutland House, Rutland Street, Doncaster DN1 2BF. Event 7.30–9.15pm , buffet 6.45pm. Book via sec2015@dashlpf.org.uk.  …

Why do we hiccup?

I have written recently about the sneeze and the yawn, two physiological phenomena that are not fully fathomed. Another mysterious bodily function is the hiccup.…

Local practice forum events: 18 May – 18 June

Monday 18 May: Doncaster and South Humber Local practice forum event, ‘Motivational interviewing’. Rutland House, Rutland Street, Doncaster DN1 2BF. Event 7.30pm, buffet 6.45pm. Book via sec2015@dashlpf.org.uk. Tuesday 9 June: Sheffield, Rotherham and Ba…