What impact did social media have on Walgreen’s decision to keep US headquarters? Companies in the United States that contemplate shipping their headquarters to countries with lower tax rates also need to consider another type of departure, specifically the fleeing of their no longer loyal customers.…
Audience choice winners reflect on their Pharmaceutical Care Awards projectA team from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust scooped the audience choice award at the Pharmaceutical Care Awards 2014 for a project that enabled care home residents to become more involved with decisions about their medicines. David Campbell and Steve Barrett explain why they believe…
Pharmaceutical Care Awards 2014 A closer look at the six finalist pharmaceutical care projects that were presented at the 22nd annual Pharmaceutical Care Awards 2014 held in London on 19 June.…
Putting clinical information at your fingertips Harvinder Sondh uses his background as a pharmacist to help design online tools to assist pharmacists and pharmacutical scientists.…
Opportunities to learn and network Sandra Gidley, vice chairman of the English Pharmacy Board and a member of the RPS Annual Conference steering group, describes what delegates can expect to learn at Birmingham’s NEC in September.…
Leading clinical practice Consultant pharmacists Stephen Tomlin and Mark Gilchrist describe some of the topics to be covered in the “Leading clinical practice” stream at the RPS Annual Conference 2014.…
Educating for excellence Mike Hannay describes what attendees will take away from the RPS Annual Conference stream he is chairing on pharmacy education.…
Promoting drug-free sport as a doping control officer Pharmacist Carole Hunter, a doping control officer at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July 2014, explains her part in trying to rid sport of performance-enhancing drugs.…
Enhancing patient care through research Bryony Dean Franklin describes what participants can take away from the research stream she is chairing at this year’s Annual Conference…