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Medication maths: how to solve infusion calculations (video)

Step-by-step video tutorials for solving pharmacy registration assessment calculations.…

Pharmacies could lose £140m in advance funding if payment scheme closes

Exclusive: Community pharmacies in England could lose £144m per month in early payments if the Pharmacy Earlier Payments Scheme is withdrawn.…

Medication maths: how to solve dose and dosage calculations (video)

Step-by-step video tutorials for solving pharmacy registration assessment calculations.…

Unplanned medicines and their link to mental health ward readmissions

The views expressed in this letter are those of the author’s. If you would like to submit a letter to The Pharmaceutical Journal, please click here. Readmission following discharge is relatively common in mental health services[1]. In 2016, Donisi et al. reported that the overall 30-…

Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 13 May 2021

At the latest Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting, there was a special focus on education, with the aim of identifying priorities to take forward for the incoming board.…

Does community pharmacy have an image problem?

A report by the Community Pharmacy Workforce Development Group suggests that pharmacies in England are struggling to recruit, partly because of the way the sector is perceived.…

Pharmacy employers meet to restart talks on pharmacist apprenticeship proposals

Discussions had been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Nearly one in five pharmacist roles vacant in parts of England, report finds

Exclusive: A survey has found a 9% full-time equivalent vacancy rate in community pharmacy across England.…

Regulator to confirm registration exam arrangements for overseas candidates ‘much earlier’ in future

The General Pharmaceutical Council has said it will "provide more regular updates for candidates" ahead of the July 2021 exam.…

Everything you need to know about the debate over supervision

The supervision debate has been an ongoing point of contention for several years, but what exactly is the debate about and why is it so controversial?…