Communication and information management

Professional associations: adapting to remain relevant in a digital age

In a world where technology and social media allow individuals to gather information and network online for free, professional associations are evolving and changing their offering to members in order to stay relevant.…

European medicines regulator sets out plans for revamped drug database

An electronic database containing information about all human medicines approved across Europe that will be accessible to the public as well as health professionals is being developed by the European Medicines Agency.…

Lights, camera, action: my career as a pharmacist and television presenter

Presenting live television to a global audience in two different languages every morning is a positive stress, says Bav Heer.…

Community pharmacy sector needs to continue to provide evidence if it wants to influence commissioning boards, Pharmacy Show hears

Community pharmacists should do more to collect evidence of the sector’s worth to be granted representation on important boards that influence commissioning in the NHS.…

Cell biologist Ohsumi wins Nobel prize for autophagy discoveries

Cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries relating to the mechanisms for autophagy. …

Ethnic disparities in the uptake of pharmacy services

On 27 August 2016, UK prime minister Teresa May announced an audit of public services to reveal racial disparities and to help end the injustices that many people experience. This will be led by a unit in the Cabinet Office and will include coverage of health services. It is hoped that it will …

Pharmacy leaders: listen to the worries of young pharmacists

At one of the plenary sessions from the 2016 RPS Conference, Julia Robinson heard that the views of newly registered pharmacists and students must be listened to in order to take the profession forward.…

EU pharmacists will need to demonstrate grasp of English to work in the UK, British pharmacy regulator says

Pharmacists who qualified in the EU and want to practice in Great Britain will in future have to provide evidence of their knowledge of the English language before joining the professional register, according to draft guidance agreed by the pharmacy regulator.  The changes, which wer…

How does your personality help or hinder your interprofessional learning?

The underlying personality traits of pharmacists and doctors may help explain why working together is such a challenge.…

NHS England sets out recommendations for seven-day hospital pharmacy services

Unnecessary variation in hospital pharmacy services on weekends can be avoided through optimal use of medicines, technology and workforce, according to an NHS report published on 5 September 2016.…