GPhC fails to listen to consultation feedback, 25% of surveyed registrants say A quarter of respondents to a General Pharmaceutical Council survey said they do not feel the regulator listens to the feedback they provide in consultation responses.…
Transparency required to prove fitness-to-practise process is non-discriminatory The pharmacy regulator must be more transparent about how it conducts fitness-to-practise investigations if trust in its ability to do a fair job is to be maintained.…
Rebalancing board is ‘not actively considering’ supervision, says chair The Rebalancing Medicines Legislation and Pharmacy Regulation Programme Board is currently “not actively considering” pharmacy supervision, Ken Jarrold, the board’s chair, has said.…
Lifestyle book shares new approach to eating rather than another fad diet ‘The Diet Fix: How to lose weight and keep it off… one last time’ by Zoe Harcombe…
Regular e-cigarette use remains low in young people and stable in adults, PHE report finds Regular use of e-cigarettes remains low among young people, with just 1.7% of those aged 11 to 18 years in England reporting at least weekly use in 2018, according to a report commissioned by Public Health England.…
Boots head office proposes to cut 350 jobs as part of restructuring drive Boots has told its employees of proposed plans to cut up to 350 jobs from the company’s head office in Nottingham in an effort to save money.…
Deaths: Frances Teresa RooneyOn 14 February 2019, Frances Teresa Rooney MRPharmS, aged 56 years, of Stirling, Scotland. Ms Rooney registered with the Society in 1985.…
First Home Office-licensed street drug-testing clinic opens The first Home Office-licensed clinic that field tests street drugs has opened in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset.…
Deaths: Edward Joseph BrownOn 18 February 2019, Edward Joseph Brown FRPharmS, aged 90 years, of Glasgow. Mr Brown registered with the Society in 1955 and was conferred Fellowship in 1995.…
Rowlands Pharmacy plans to reduce pharmacy network in order to ‘invest in the future’ Rowlands Pharmacy has announced plans to sell 70 of its pharmacies — 69 in England and one in Wales — in order to focus its investment on automation.…