PJ, February 2017, Vol 298, No 7898

Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting: 2 February 2017

At the most recent RPS Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting, members discussed the future of local engagement in Wales and RPS Wales’ ongoing work with Welsh government and celebrated two more board member receiving their Faculty pins.…

Murray review of community pharmacy services will ‘direct’ government policy, says health minister

UK health minister David Mowat says that the Murray review into the provision of community pharmacy services will “direct” government policy.…

Brexit won’t stop UK implementation of Falsified Medicines Directive

The UK government has confirmed that Brexit will not put a stop to its plans to implement the EU’s Falsified Medicines Directive, Martin Sawer, executive director of the Healthcare Distribution Association, told delegates at the Sigma conference in Rio de Janeiro on 14 February 2017.…

Pharmacists caught up in Lahore blast

Pharmacists in Pakistan protesting about new government regulations were caught up in what is thought to be a suicide bomb attack in Lahore on 13 February 2017, which claimed at least 13 lives and saw scores of others injured.…

How chemicals and heavy metals contribute to antimicrobial resistance

Evidence is emerging that biocides and heavy metals all contribute to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance.…

NHS England drops requirement for clinicians to declare earnings from private work

NHS clinicians will not have to declare their income from private practice following a change of heart by NHS England.…

Brexit could delay introduction of new cancer drugs by up to two years, experts warn

Patients could have to wait up to two years longer to access new cancer drugs after the UK leaves the EU, because drug companies will prioritise winning approval for access to the larger European market, experts have warned.…

Understanding the aims of sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) and what they mean for pharmacy

An overview of sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) — which the NHS will use to deliver the ‘Five year forward view’ — and how to work with them.…

English Pharmacy Board meeting: 26 January 2017

The English Pharmacy Board met for its first board meeting of the year on 26 January 2017, at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s London headquarters in Wapping, east London.…

Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 18 January 2017

The first Scottish Pharmacy Board (SPB) meeting of 2017 was held on 18 January 2017 at Holyrood House in Edinburgh.…