PJ, June, Vol 298, No 7902

Pharmacy minister loses seat as UK election concludes in a hung parliament

Pharmacy representatives dub the loss “a change moment for pharmacy” that will enable new thinking in government on pharmacy policy.…

Sustainability and transformation plans: working together is not going to be easy

It is vital that pharmacy engages with sustainability and transformation plans now to avoid being left behind.…

Tribute to Tessa Lizbeth Mayling Hamp (the Inscrutable Apothecary)

Tessa was born to Chinese parents in British Guiana (Guyana), and migrated to London in 1963. She studied pharmacy at Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University) and graduated in 1973. During her time studying, she met and married her husband Geoff. After graduating, they settled in Leicester…

Deaths: Tessa Lizbeth Mayling Hamp

On 25 May 2017, Tessa Lizbeth Mayling Hamp, aged 66, of Leicester. Mrs Hamp registered with the Society in 1974 and left in 2014.…

Deaths: Peter Noyce CBE

On 3 June 2017, Peter Raymond Noyce CBE, FRPharmS, aged 70, of Lymm, Cheshire. Professor Noyce registered with the Society in 1973. In 1994, he received Fellowship of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and in 2008, he was conferred Fellowship of the International Pharmaceutical Federa…

Rhinovirus vaccine development is about more than fighting colds

Rhinovirus, the pathogen behind the common cold, can cause severe, acute lung disease in children and those with underlying respiratory conditions. Since the 1970s, vaccine development has been hindered by the presence of numerous virus serotypes and the lack of a good animal model to test vaccine c…

Pharmacy market still showing resilience despite cuts

Following the High Court’s ruling on 18 May 2017 rejecting the case made against the government’s funding cuts to community pharmacy in England, many may be left wondering what the future holds for the community pharmacy market. I can say from our own transactional evidence that sa…

PSNC investigating unexpected drop in community pharmacy payments

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has confirmed it is investigating reports of an unexpected drop in pharmacy payments, which were widely reported last week.…

EMA sets out implications of Brexit on pharmaceutical industry

The Brexit implications for the UK pharmaceutical industry have been spelt out by the European medicines safety watchdog in the first of a series of guidance published on 31 May.…

The future of the RPS depends on member engagement

In light of the pitiful turnout for the recent Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) pharmacy board elections, it is timely to give some serious thought to the relationship between the RPS and its members. I was hopeful for a healthy turnout, given the ‘noise’ of social media activity, but …