The wait is over for more clinical roles for pharmacists Pharmacists, particularly those in the community, are closer than ever to being offered the new opportunities in clinical practice.…
Chief pharmacists: pharmacy’s future is ‘clinical and digital’ The pharmacy workforce must embrace clinical practice in the next few years amid advancements in medical and dispensing technologies, according to the UK’s chief pharmaceutical officers.…
Delays to pharmacy education reforms ‘must stop now’, warns pharmacy chief Reforms to pharmacy education have been delayed for “far too long” and progress must be made soon to deliver the pharmacists the health service needs, England’s chief pharmaceutical officer has warned.…
2015 RPS award winners announced The winners of this year’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society Awards were revealed at the annual conference in Birmingham on 13 September 2015.…
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.…
Specialist roles in hospital pharmacy Pharmacy professionals have the opportunity to specialise in a variety of clinical areas. Eamonn McArdle explores the possibilities.…
Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.…
Pharmacy students demand changes to registration assessment The British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association has called for changes to be made in how future pharmacists are assessed, after trainees and tutors complained about the June 2015 registration assessment.…
Welsh government pledges support for advanced practice pharmacists The role of advanced practice pharmacists in primary care is being developed in Wales as part of the government’s workforce plans for the next three years.…
Providing specialist mental health support to an acute trust Improved outcomes for mental health patients, including reduced length of hospital stay, is a major aim of a new pharmacist role in Wigan.…