Better information is needed to improve palliative care services Gaps in access to palliative care services mean that many patients with life-limiting illnesses miss out on support they need, but there is much to learn about people’s experiences at the end of life.…
Tough, costly, rewarding: how 12 pharmacists found the RPS Faculty process As the RPS Faculty prepares to accept the first pharmacists with less than ten years’ experience, Stephen Robinson explores the views of those applicants about to undergo their final assessment.…
Tuesday 5 May: SurreyLocal practice forum event, ‘Practical tips for supporting community pharmacists with insulin medication’. Hilton Hotel, 7 Hills Road South, Cobham KT11 1EW. Meeting 7pm. Book via the RPS website.…
PCSK9 inhibitors: the next cholesterol-lowering blockbusters? Statins have been a mainstay of heart attack and stroke prevention for the past 20 years, but the race is on to bring a new drug to market that targets an enzyme called PCSK9.…
BPSA electionsLottie Bain has been voted president-elect and Amit Parekh vice president-elect of the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (BPSA). An honorary life membership of the association has been presented to Chloe O’Beirne for her services to the BPSA. A full list of the election …
Alternative antibiotic regimens effective for resource-poor settings A major research venture has yielded two antibiotic regimens for treating severe infections that can be administered in the outpatient setting.…
Geoffrey Smith diesOn 9 March 2015, Geoffrey Smith MRPharmS, aged 87, of 37 Ashgrove Road, Bromley BR1 4JN. Mr Smith registered with the Society in 1953.…
The UK fitness-to-practise process: from complaint to appeal If a complaint is brought against a pharmacist in the UK, what can he or she expect from the fitness-to-practise process? Ailsa Colquhoun explains.…
A collaborative approach will make pharmacy strongerI welcome and support the recent announcement that the Independent Pharmacy Federation (IPF) and the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) are to merge to create a single representative and support organisation under the NPA banner. This has long been an ambition and it is good news for the sector. Th…
Pauline Mary Murphy diesOn 5 April 2015, Pauline Mary Murphy, aged 60, of 10 Ives Close, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7LU. Mrs Murphy registered with the Society in 1977 and left in 2013.…
