Chronic medication services

Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Northern England

The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.…

If elected to the RPS pharmacy board, what will be your top two priorities?

Candidates explain what their top two priorities will be if they are elected to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society pharmacy board.…

Workplace pressures in UK pharmacies must be addressed

Setting unreasonable financial targets for clinical services is undermining professional autonomy of pharmacists and not serving the patient.…

MURs and the NMS re-engineered

In my election statement I called for the new medicine service (NMS) and medicines use reviews (MURs) to become universal components of more clinically orientated community pharmacy service. Despite the adverse publicity and claims of their use to achieve targets for remuneration, my stance is not t…

Welsh Assembly elections – what are the implications for pharmacy?

Elen Jones, practice and policy lead, and Ross Gregory, head of external relations, from RPS Wales, explain the potential outcomes of the Welsh Assembly elections from a pharmacy perspective. …

Pharmacist-led telephone advice ‘improves medication adherence’

Personalised telephone advice from a pharmacist can improve medication adherence in patients with long-term conditions, research shows.…

Electronic repeat dispensing service at heart of PSNC’s proposals for clinically focused pharmacy service

An electronic repeat dispensing service for people with long-term conditions should become routine for community pharmacists in England, according to proposals for a more clinically led profession drawn up by national negotiators.…

Pharmacists must prepare for changing NHS, RPS conference hears

The pharmacy profession will need to adapt its clinical practice within a changing NHS as the health service adjusts to meet demand, attendees at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s annual conference heard.…

Full health record access for pharmacists ‘would reduce palliative care delays’

RPS Scotland says lack of records access for community pharmacists delays care and risks patient safety.…

Bill Scott: putting pharmacy first in Scotland

Former chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland Bill Scott talks to The Pharmaceutical Journal about his career, politics, the NHS and his controversial comment about taking science out of the pharmacy degree.…