Communication and information management

Pharmacist awarded for speaking out against approval of unproven cancer remedy

A pharmacist who successfully opposed extensive lobbying by alternative health practitioners to gain approval and reimbursement for an unproven cancer remedy has won an award from campaigning charity Sense about Science.…

Making The Pharmaceutical Journal bigger and better

Based on feedback from RPS members, you will soon receive one combined print journal per month.…

WhatsApp groups improve communication within pharmacy teams, finds study

Using the social messaging platform WhatsApp improves communication between junior and senior pharmacists when providing out-of-hours care, study results show.…

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.…