PJ, February 2020, Vol 304, No 7934

National Pharmacy Board elections 2020: closure 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 17:00 on 6 April 2020 will be entitled to vote in the election of Members of the English Pharmacy Board. Any Member or Fellow who is resident in Scotland at 17:00 on 6 April 2020 will be entitled to…

English Pharmacy Board election 2020

The scheme for the 2020 election provides for five places on the English Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. The eligibility criteria are set out below. Nominations for candidates in the English P…

Scottish Pharmacy Board election 2020

The scheme for the 2020 election provides for four places on the Scottish Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Scotland. The eligibility criteria are set out below. Nominations for candidates in the Scottish Pharmacy Board election can not be mad…

Welsh Pharmacy Board election 2020

The scheme for the 2020 election provides for four places on the Welsh Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Wales.  The four places are to be allocated as follows: (a) One place for any eligible Member whose substantive practice is in the Commun…

Consumption of ultra-processed foods linked to diabetes risk

Consuming greater proportions of ultra-processed foods is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, results of a prospective cohort study have suggested.…

I do not want to lose my community pharmacist to the central dispensing model

It is an uncertain time in pharmacy, although it has not always been this way. However, to an outsider, some pharmacists seem to be precipitating their own demise. Some of the major pharmacy chains are considering closing many of their branches, but will those that remain stay on the high stre…

Membership fees 2020

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Assembly has announced membership fees for 2020. The annual membership subscriptions are detailed in the table below.  Standard fees Fee Reduced fee for annual di…

Jamie Waterall: ‘Pharmacy is fundamental to achieving our ambitions’

As deputy chief nurse at Public Health England, Jamie Waterall is passionate about the opportunities for pharmacy in improving the nation’s health.…

Multimodal exercise improves Parkinson’s disease symptoms

Exercise plans involving both physical and mental challenges, may improve outcomes in people with Parkinson’s disease, research presented at the Future Physiology conference has shown.…

The community pharmacy referral scheme is a new way to make the most of pharmacists’ skills

In response to the editorial ‘ Community pharmacy referral scheme is not a new concept’ — which suggested that the NHS community pharmacist consultation service (CPCS) is ‘recycled’ from previous minor ailment schemes — it may be helpful to clarify wha…