Ashwin Tanna (1945–2022)On 31 January 2022, Ashwin Tanna, age 77 years, of Sydenham, London. Mr Tanna was a former member and Fellow of the Society.…
We welcome The Pharmaceutical Journal‘s new initiative on genomicsAs consultant pharmacists and clinical pharmacy leaders within the seven NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliances (GMSAs) in England, we welcome The Pharmaceutical Journal's call for a conversation in pharmacy about genomic medicine through the #PJgenomics project. We believe that the GMSAs can pl…
Six-fold increase in registration applications from overseas pharmacists Exclusive: Data from the General Pharmaceutical Council show that there were 353 applications for the Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme between 4 March 2021 and 17 October 2021.…
NHS to appoint community pharmacy leads for each integrated health system A total of 42 community pharmacy clinical lead posts will be created across England from April 2022.…
Pharmacy negotiating body names new chief executive Panel members voted unanimously in favour of Janet Morrison's appointment as chief executive.…
Tribute: Anne Rickard née Harris (1942–2022)Anne Rickard (née Harris) graduated from University of Manchester with a BSc Pharmacy in 1963, from which she went on to complete her preregistration training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. Other than spending two years as a locum early in her career for Weston (Chemists) Ltd based in …
Better pharmacist access needed to stop paediatric drug errors, concludes report An investigation has found that a lack of ward-based pharmacists on weekends is impacting children's care.…
Can antiviral drugs turn the tide on COVID-19? In this episode, we discuss how the novel COVID-19 oral antivirals work and answer questions about them from readers.…
MHRA consults on making first HRT product available over the counter The consultation follows advice from the Commission on Human Medicines that Gina, used in the treatment of vaginal atrophy, is safe to be made available as a pharmacy medicine.…
RPS Scotland sets out vision of pharmacy in 2030 'Pharmacy 2030: a professional vision' sets out RPS Scotland's hopes for the profession, including that pharmacy technicians will "lead medicines management processes".…
