Walter Scott McConnell (1936 – 2021)On 9 February 2021, Walter Scott McConnell OBE, aged 84 years, of Strathaven, Lanarkshire. Mr McConnell was a former member, and a Fellow, of the Society.…
Tribute: Robin WilliamsI was very saddened to read of the death of Robin Williams on 21 January 2021. We were contemporaries at Torquay Technical College and Plymouth Technical College. As students Robin and I, together with a few others, often larked around. Robin was the tallest of us and he was self conscious of hi…
Robert Mellor (1956 – 2021)On 2 March 2021, Robert Mellor MRPharmS, aged 65 years, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Mr Mellor registered with the Society in 1979.…
Alison SprayOn 15 January 2021, Alison Spray MRPharmS, aged 63 years, of Newton Abbot, Devon. Mrs Spray registered with the Society in 1980.…
Rowlands Pharmacy owner buys digital prescription service Phoenix UK has purchased the digital prescription service Co-op Health.…
Pharmacy-led vaccination centres to double to 400 sites by end of March 2021 Pharmacy minister Jo Churchill told the House of Commons the government is still in discussions about the reimbursement of COVID-19 costs incurred by community pharmacies.…
Almost 60% of frontline healthcare workers experienced mental health disorder during first lockdown A study of 1,194 frontline healthcare staff, including pharmacists, found that 58% reported experiencing mental health problems…
RPS joins APTUK and NHS England to launch action plan for inclusive pharmacy practice The joint plan will include actions that pharmacy teams should incorporate into practice to “benefit the health of our diverse communities”.…
Both using and stopping asthma medicines in pregnancy linked with poor outcomes Researchers have found that premature births were more likely in women prescribed asthma medicines compared with women who were not.…
How our pharmacy aseptic service prepared injectable medicines for a landmark COVID-19 trial Quality assurance and quality control pharmacist Owain Jones explains how his team stepped up to play an essential role in one of the UK’s major COVID-19 trials.…
