Flu vaccine provides only 3% effectiveness, says public health body This season’s influenza vaccine has only been 3.4% effective, leading to large outbreaks of influenza in UK care homes, according to research from Public Health England.…
Why a ‘conscience clause’ is essential in assisted suicide legislation Pharmacists must be allowed to opt out of dispensing lethal prescriptions if assisted suicide is legalised, and this right should be protected in law, says Aileen Bryson, policy and practice lead at Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland.…
Eric Leonard Winteridge diesOn 27 January 2015, Eric Leonard Winteridge, aged 81, of 6 Regent Court, Winn Road, Portswood, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1GG. Mr Winteridge registered with the Society in 1959. He left the Society in 2004.…
How RPS members can vote in the 2015 board electionsClosure of electoral roll and deadline for updating voting preferences Any member or Fellow who is resident in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man at 5pm on 9 April 2015 will be entitled to vote in the election of members of the English Pharmacy Board. Any member or…
Stanislaus Thambu de Condappa diesOn 3 February 2015, Stanislaus Thambu de Condappa, aged 81, of 52 Carlton Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex SSO OQL. Mr de Condappa registered with the Society in 1964. He left the Society in 2005.…
Wednesday 25 February: North LondonLocal practice forum event, ‘Lung cancer’. Larches Community Hall, 1 Rectory Lane, Edgware HA8 7LF. Event 8pm, buffet 7.15pm. Book via the RPS website.…
Annual renewal fee for pharmacists set to rise by 4.2%The annual renewal fee for pharmacists to register to practise in the UK could rise by 4.2% from £240 to £250 from October 2015.…
NHS prescription charge system ‘profoundly unfair’, says RPS RPS criticises exemption criteria as survey finds healthcare professionals want reform.…
Tribute to Stanislaus Thambu de CondappaStanislaus (Stan) Thambu de Condappa passed away peacefully at his home in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, after a long illness, on 3 February 2015. Stanislaus graduated from Leicester College’s School of Pharmacy and was appointed a Society member in July 1964. Stanislaus worked variously as …
Wednesday 18 February: NottinghamshireLocal practice forum event, ‘Misadventure, misuse and abuse of medicines — the work of the coroner’. Lecture Theatre B3, University Park, East Drive, Nottingham NG7 2RD. Event 7.30pm, buffet 6.30pm. Book via the RPS website.…
