Scottish government funds 130 post-registration training places from October 2021 The training will include an independent prescriber course for early-years pharmacists.…
Additional £28m for primary care in Scotland may be used to accelerate recruitment of GP pharmacists Exclusive: Critics argue that pharmacy should have been specifically mentioned in the funding announcement, owing to the impact additional winter pressures could have on pharmacy services.…
Why all pharmacies should be a refuge for victims of domestic violence Pharmacy manager Ayah Abbass explains why her pharmacy signed up to provide the 'Ask for ANI' scheme and why more pharmacies should follow suit.…
Pharmacists to join NHS industrial action over pay rise offer Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists says it will encourage its members to join any industrial action planned over pay.…
NHS hits target to cut desflurane use earlier than expected Minutes from an NHS England and Improvement board meeting reveal that the NHS has been successful in reducing desflurane use, with some trusts having eliminated its use completely.…
Never again: training our immune systems to neutralise killer coronaviruses Experimental universal coronavirus vaccines target multiple related viruses, with the aim of warding off other pandemics before they can wreak the havoc endured while the world waited for a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.…
New war memorial in Quarff, Shetland IslandsI am a former director and superintendent of Lindsay and Gilmour Pharmacy, and I am also a former member of the Scottish Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. I ‘retired’ to Shetland in 2014, but the quiet life didn’t materialise as I am still an elected member of Shetland Islands Council…
Racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care An overview of evident racial inequalities in mental health treatments across all ages, as well as discussion on how pharmacists can challenge and/or prevent this imbalance.…
John Kirby (1931–2021)On 5 October 2021, John Kirby FRPharmS, aged 89 years, of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Mr Kirby registered with the Society in 1957.…
‘Think Twice’ campaign cuts unnecessary opioid prescribing for thousands of patients Researchers discovered that opioid prescribing fell where GPs were given two-monthly feedback about prescribing levels.…
