Scottish Pharmacy Board election 2024The scheme for the 2024 election provides for eight substantive places on the Scottish Pharmacy Board for a Member or Fellow who works or lives wholly or mainly in Scotland.The first 4 candidates elected shall serve for three years and the remaining 4 candidates elected shall serve for two years. …
Pilot scheme explores value of protected learning time for pharmacist independent prescribers Researchers are using the pilot scheme to assess how well community pharmacists are supported in acquiring new knowledge and skills for service provision.…
NICE recommends new drug for ulcerative colitis that could benefit 25,000 patients Etrasimod will be offered to patients aged over 16 years, who have had an inadequate response, lost response or were intolerant to either conventional therapy or biological treatment for moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.…
William Woolley (1932–2023)On 24 October 2023, William Woolley, aged 91 years, of Blackburn, Lancashire. Mr Woolley registered with the Society in 1963.…
National pharmacy board elections 2024: closure of electoral roll and deadline for updating voting preferencesAny Member or Fellow who is resident in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man at 5pm on 5 April 2024 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 5pm on 5 April 2024 will be entitled to vote in the ele…
English Pharmacy Board election 2024The scheme for the 2024 election provides for eight substantive 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 first 5 candidates elected shall serve for three years and the remaining 3 candidates e…
Almost 3,000 pharmacies sign up to provide service to initiate contraception The government revealed the figure in its announcement of its women's health priorities for 2024.…
Pharmacy First Plus expected coverage downgraded to 25% by end of 2024 Exclusive: A spokesperson for Community Pharmacy Scotland said the aim remained for the service to be available to all communities.…
‘Pay it forward’: enticing independent prescribers to mentor the next generation As a shortage of designated prescribing practitioners persists, pharmacy organisations and the NHS are working to remove the barriers preventing more pharmacists from taking on the role.…
Pharmacogenomics and medicines optimisation to be one of eight NHS ‘genomic networks of excellence’ The network will focus on developing the rollout of pharmacogenomics and medicines optimisation in the NHS, including in primary care to address adverse drug reactions.…
