Concerns raised that pharmacists in Scotland may not be able to opt out of assisted dying process Scottish shadow health secretary Sandesh Gulhane has expressed concerns that protections for Scottish pharmacists could be weakened without an opt-out model for the Assisted Dying (Terminally Ill Adults) Bill.…
NICE approves twice-yearly infusion that ‘significantly outperforms’ usual treatments for severe lupus Guidance says obinutuzumab, taken with daily immunosuppressant tablet mycophenolate mofetil, could benefit around 12,000 people in England.…
UKPPLAB to publish proposals for ‘effective’ pharmacy leadership The UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board said the RPS's transition to becoming a royal college would offer a chance to "prioritise excellence and ambition in education, innovation and research”.…
Speaking up: how to raise concerns in the pharmacy workplace In this episode of The PJ Pod, we talk about the importance of speaking up if you have a safety or wellbeing concern and how to go about it.…
Finger-prick test for type 1 diabetes mellitus could roll out to all UK children 'Early surveillance for autoimmune diabetes’ study showed that the dried blood spot method used “was both feasible and acceptable”, researchers said.…
Pharmacies can deliver more vaccinations off-site, government confirms Under changes to the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, community pharmacies will be allowed to offer vaccination services outside registered premises.…
MPs push for more details on VPAG and NICE threshold changes The House of Commons Science Innovation and Technology Committee has asked the government for further clarification on what investment it plans to make into the ‘Voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth’.…
Sir Hugh Taylor: ‘We’d like to do ourselves out of a job as quickly as possible’ The Pharmaceutical Journal spoke to Sir Hugh Taylor, chair of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board, about his optimism for a collaborative future with the creation of the Royal College of Pharmacy.…
Susan Matthews (1937–2026)On 15 January 2026, Susan Matthews MPharmS, aged 88 years, of Clevedon, North Somerset. Miss Matthews registered with the Society in 1959.…
Drug consumption room pilot records more than 1,000 injecting episodes in a month According to latest service data on The Thistle, a drug consumption facility in Glasgow, 560 people used the site's services more than 10,000 times in 2025.…
