Revalidation: how to complete a peer discussion record A step-by-step guide for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to undertaking and documenting this vital part of revalidation, according to General Pharmaceutical Council requirements.…
What to do when social media goes bad The student-led Robert Gordon University Pharmacy Law and Ethics Group reminds pharmacy professionals of how online behaviour can influence younger members of the profession.…
Social media use linked to poor mental health in young people, APPG finds Over a quarter of young people who spend three or more hours per day on social media have symptoms of mental illness, according to a parliamentary report.…
The Pharmaceutical Journal’s Nigel Praities wins Avicenna’s ‘Pharmacy Writer of the Year’ award Nigel Praities, executive editor of <i>The Pharmaceutical Journal</i>, has been recognised as ‘Pharmacy Writer of the Year’ at the 2019 Avicenna Media Awards.…
Walgreens Boots Alliance partners with Microsoft to develop ‘new healthcare delivery models’ Walgreens Boots Alliance and Microsoft have signed a seven-year deal that will see the technology company become the IT system provider for Boots pharmacies.…
UK needs far greater investment into diabetes research, Diabetes UK head of research says at RPS/UCL New Year lecture The UK is a world leader in diabetes research, but urgently needs greater investment to translate that innovation into clinical practice.…
Pharmacists recognised in 2019 New Year’s Honours list Three pharmacists and two former pharmacists have been recognised in the UK government’s 2019 New Year’s Honours list.…
Well Pharmacy apologises after leaking personal information in data breach Well Pharmacy, the UK’s largest independent pharmacy chain, has apologised after sending out the identifiable personal data of over 24,000 employees in an email last week.…
Alina Lourie, departing director of Pharmaceutical Press, on taking RPS publishing into the digital age Alina Lourie, managing director of Pharmaceutical Press, will be stepping down from her role in December 2018 after six-and-a-half years leading the publishing division of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Majority of community pharmacies do not access the SCR in a typical week, analysis shows More than 85% of community pharmacies do not access the summary care record at all over a typical week, an analysis of NHS data has shown.…
