Charities

RPS launches latest workforce wellbeing survey

In 2021, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's wellbeing survey revealed that 89% of the pharmacy workforce were at high risk of burnout.…

Pharmacy charity given money from COVID-19 appeal to provide counselling to pharmacy staff

Pharmacist Support will use funds from the COVID-19 Healthcare Support Appeal to offer affected healthcare staff six counselling sessions, free of charge.…

What I learned volunteering my pharmacy skills at a health clinic for refugees and asylum seekers

Pharmacist Laura Burley’s skills proved invaluable at a refugee camp in Samos, Greece, where she was involved in everything from counselling patients on scabies medication, to streamlining the camp clinic’s systems.…

Charity expresses patient safety concerns over draft atrial fibrillation guidance from NICE

A UK charity has expressed patient safety concerns over draft guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the management of atrial fibrillation.…

Hope for the homeless: how pharmacy is supporting those living on the streets

Homeless people face many barriers when it comes to accessing basic healthcare and, as a result, are only likely to live until their mid-40s. Some pharmacists are working to take care out onto the streets to help give these people a chance at a better life.…

Charity in talks with government to develop code word for pharmacies to act as refuges

The charity behind a scheme that saw community pharmacies used as “safe spaces” for people experiencing domestic abuse is in talks with the government about creating a code word that will alert pharmacy staff to a customer that needs help.…

Charity questions readiness for PrEP to be routinely available by April 2020

The Terrence Higgins Trust has expressed doubt over the government’s ability to meet its deadline of making pre-exposure prophylaxis routinely available on the NHS in England from April 2020.…

Pharmacy Research UK and Diabetes UK launch funding scheme for diabetes research

Pharmacy Research UK and Diabetes UK have joined forces to provide funding for research exploring the role of pharmacy in diabetes care.…

Almost half of pharmacists worry about mistakes or poor service, reveals wellbeing survey

Almost half of pharmacists who responded to a survey on workforce wellbeing said they worry about making mistakes or providing a poor-quality service to their patients.…

Give all pharmacists access to NHS-funded mental health support, RPS says

All pharmacists should be able to access NHS-funded mental health support, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has said.…