Advanced practice

Supporting an early-career researcher in uncovering the barriers to wider pharmacy research

The Pharmacy Research Advisory Group shares how it supported a clinical Fellow in finding out why research is not a core function of all clinical pharmacists’ roles.…

First pharmacists credentialed as advanced practitioners under new e-portfolio system 

Seven pharmacists have been credentialed as advanced practitioners after demonstrating advanced capabilities.…

NHS Education for Scotland creates three roles to boost advanced pharmacist practitioners

The programme leads will be tasked with helping health boards plan and implement advanced practice pilots, while working to increase the number of designated prescribing practitioners across community pharmacy.…

All hail, the specialist generalist!

As pharmacists are called upon to manage more complex patients, the need for advanced generalist skills is becoming more pressing.…

Call for nominations for RPS Fellowship

Why, as a profession, do pharmacists find it difficult to recognise and celebrate success? Celebrating success is such an important aspect of our professional lives but one we do not seem to do well. Awarding Fellowship  of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is one of the high…

Royal Pharmaceutical Society collaboration will offer fully-funded pathway for advanced pharmacist practice

There are 300 places available for the first cohort, with more expected to be made available later in 2023.…

RPS publishes first-ever blueprint for advanced pharmacist core practice

For the first time, the expected capability or level of practice of an advanced pharmacist has been outlined in detail.…

A day in the life of a pharmacist advanced clinical practitioner

Delivering bad news to patients and their families is a part of Stephanie Ghartey’s role that she finds particularly difficult.…

Post-foundation hospital pharmacists need mentors, survey finds

Mentoring is “crucial” to the development of advanced practice pharmacists, according to the results of a survey of hospital pharmacists in Scotland.…

A day in the life of a homecare pharmacist

Mosan Ashraf details a typical day as lead pharmacist for homecare medicines at a foundation trust.…