My experience as a pharmacist escaping from conflict in my home country Hwaida Elsadig shares her experience of escaping Khartoum, Sudan, at the outbreak of war and how she is continuing to support pharmacy students who remain there.…
Foundation pharmacist trainee funding will rise to £26,500 per trainee from 2025 Funding will rise from the current £18,440 for community pharmacy trainees, and will be “consistent across all sectors of practice and all regions” in England.…
How to design optimal induction pathways for pharmacy professionals Important considerations and advice to support pharmacy professionals in creating and developing effective structured induction pathways.…
Geraldine McCaffrey: ‘The advances we’re making in Wales are really exciting’ The recently elected chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Welsh Pharmacy Board talks to The Pharmaceutical Journal about the Society’s role in assisting the evolving workforce in Wales.…
This is a drill: the simulations training next-generation pharmacists From artificial intelligence to virtual reality, schools of pharmacy are making use of the latest in simulation technology to prepare future pharmacists for their digitally-enabled careers as prescribers.…
Why we developed pharmacist training placements in health and justice settings An overview of a scheme in which 15 foundation-level pharmacists will be offered a training opportunity within health and justice settings.…
Employers will need to confirm access to DPPs for all trainees by March 2024, says NHS England Speaking at The Pharmacy Show on 15 October 2023, Atif Shamim said employers will be required to confirm their access to a prescribing learning setting before training commences.…
Bangor University’s new pharmacy school could offer teaching in Welsh A spokesperson for the university said elements of its planned MPharm course were likely to be offered in Welsh as well as English, “in line with regional needs and Bangor University policy".…
Regulator to monitor registration assessment performance of three further pharmacy schools Data from the General Pharmaceutical Council's report on the June 2023 registration exam show low pass rates for students from the University of Hertfordshire, University of Lincoln and University of Portsmouth.…
RPS forms working group to address attainment and awarding gaps for black students The group will meet quarterly to discuss how to improve the attainment and awarding gap for black students in the registration exam and MPharm degree.…