Local practice forums

Local practice forum event: Dermatology (Part 2) — Wednesday 23 May

Local practice forum event, “Dermatology (Part 2)”. Sandford Education Centre, Keynsham Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7PX. Event starts at 19:00, with a buffet at 18:00. Food must be booked in advance — please contact GWLPF.CG@hotmail.co.uk by 6pm on Wednesday 16 May to bo…

Thames Valley LPF learns about the Falsified Medicines Directive

Falsified medicines present “a huge reputational risk for pharmacy”, Sue Kilby, chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Industrial Pharmacists Forum, told members of Thames Valley Local Practice Forum.…

Roy Daisley retires from Sussex LPF after 46 years

The chair of RPS Sussex has stepped down after 46 years’ service with the local practice forum…

Research award for North West London Local Practice Forum

London North West Local Practice Forum has won a “best practice award” for research into how community pharmacists can support self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.…

New-style RPS Local events roll out across Scotland

The first Scottish RPS Local events will be rolling out across the country over the next few weeks.…

A new look for local engagement

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has begun implementing changes in local practice forums, encouraging board members to act as links between local groups and the Society and transferring local group bank accounts to the Society for central management.…

Chronic Conditions – pain management: 20 September 2017

Wednesday 20 September 2017 Local practice forum (LPF) event, Chronic Conditions: Pain Management. Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley LPF with Teva UK Limited. Akbar’s Restaurants Ltd, Meadowbank Road,  Rotherham, S61 2NF. Event starts at 6.45pm with buffet at 7.30p…

Chronic conditions – pain management: 18 September 2017

Monday 18 September 2017 Local practice forum (LPF) event, Chronic Conditions: Pain Management. Doncaster and South Humber LPF with Teva UK Limited. Aagrah, Great North Road, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7RA. Event starts at 6.45pm with buffet at 7.30pm. To book a place, email: sec20…

Welsh Medicines Research Symposium — bookings now open

Bookings are now open for the 2017 Welsh Medicines Research Symposium, which takes place in Bodelwyddan, North Wales, on 18 July 2017. Organised by Bangor University in conjunction with RPS Gogledd Cymru, Health and Care Research Wales and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, the free, cro…

Working together to find solutions

On 8 May 2017, some local practice forum (LPF) steering group members called upon the candidates in the national pharmacy board elections to recognise the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and publicly support LPFs. Over the past two years I have visited many LPFs and have been hugely impressed. …