Pharmacy leaders warn of pressures on ‘exhausted, overworked’ pharmacists during longest doctors’ strike in NHS history The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists said it has heard that pharmacists are receiving “unreasonable requests from management” during the strike, which is due to last six days.…
‘Left high and dry’: the patients pushing back against pharmacy closures Residents in the south west of England fear that pharmacy closures in their area will force patients to travel further for less personalised care. They speak to The Pharmaceutical Journal about why they are campaigning to keep their local pharmacies open.…
Introducing The Pharmaceutical Journal’s prescribing collection A new series of articles mapped to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s ‘Competency Framework for All Prescribers’.…
Scheme to reuse medicines in hospital cuts carbon emissions and saves money A programme that re-dispenses unused medicines on hospital wards has the potential to save thousands of pounds and reduce nearly 80 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions if rolled out across Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.…
The vision for supervision As 2023 draws to a close, our health policy columnist says pharmacy could be the solution to alleviating workforce issues that continue to plague the NHS.…
How we are igniting change through the chief pharmaceutical officer’s Fellowship scheme Four pharmacists taking part in the chief pharmaceutical officer's clinical Fellow scheme share their experiences so far.…
All emergency departments must have dedicated pharmacist, royal college and UKCPA say The joint statement also says that there should be one whole-time equivalent pharmacist for every ten resuscitation beds in an emergency department.…
Elevating research within pharmacy A pick of the research papers presented at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS’s) 2023 annual conference from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the RPS.…
Revisiting 2023: a look back at the year in pharmacy In this episode, The PJ team take a look back at 2023 in pharmacy before sharing their predictions for the year ahead.…
Learning and CPD: 2023 in review Here, we look back on some of the highlights from research and learning content published in 2023 by The Pharmaceutical Journal and celebrate the valuable contributions made by our expert authors and reviewers.…