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‘Pharmacy Plus’ medicines category considered in NHS England review of high-dose statins

Exclusive: Minutes from meetings between NHS England and Improvement, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the National Pharmacy Association say a new classification would need significant consultation.…

Pharmacies have claimed £6.2m for free lateral flow testing scheme since March 2021

Exclusive: Since its launch on 29 March 2021, pharmacy contractors have claimed for 4 million transactions under the Pharmacy Collect scheme, but have not yet been reimbursed.…

Edward Noel Boden (1927–2021)

On 6 July 2021, Edward Noel Boden FRPharmS, aged 93 years, of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Mr Boden registered with the Society in 1955.…

Funding for health and social care workforce wellbeing increases to £8m for 2021/2022

The money will be used to support health and social care staff in Scotland, including the development of a national wellbeing hub and helpline, and psychological therapies and interventions.…

Drop in NHS use of desflurane cuts CO2 emissions equal to nearly 200 million miles by car

Total use of the anaesthetic gas desflurane fell from 23.1% in 2019/2019 to 10.3% in 2020/2021.…

Tribute: John Morris

My father became a member of the then Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1958, having qualified as a pharmaceutical chemist in Portsmouth, Hampshire. He then joined multiple pharmacy chain Boots, working initially in retail pharmacies within his hometown of Bournemouth before moving on to mo…

Everything you need to know about the debate over supervision

The supervision debate has been an ongoing point of contention for several years, but what exactly is the debate about and why is it so controversial?…

Everything you should know about the coronavirus pandemic

The latest information about the novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China, and advice on how pharmacists can help concerned patients and the public.…

Campaign letter for RPS elections 2021: Adebayo Adegbite on support for the locum workforce

This is a campaign letter for the 2021 RPS national pharmacy board elections. The views expressed in this letter belong to the author. Find out more about the RPS elections. I have always wondered why locum pharmacists are not more appreciated and remunerated for the work they do, day in, day ou…

Campaign letter for RPS elections 2021: Adebayo Adegbite on rest breaks for Responsible Pharmacists

This is a campaign letter for the 2021 RPS national pharmacy board elections. The views expressed in this letter belong to the author. Find out more about the RPS elections. The issue of lunch or 'rest' breaks for pharmacists, especially those working in community pharmacy, has always been a con…