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RPS invites feedback on regulations for the new Royal College of Pharmacy

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is inviting members and fellows to share their feedback on the new regulations for the Royal College of Pharmacy. The regulations mark a significant milestone in the organisation’s transition and will provide the framework of rules, guidelines and procedu…

Health news round-up: puberty blockers, oral GLP-1s and inequalities in neonatal care

A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…

RPS backs consensus statement on assisted dying protections for clinicians in Scotland

In a letter to the Scottish government, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has expressed concern that conscientious objection could be removed from the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.…

RPS calls for mandatory 2D barcodes on medicines packs

Since the UK left the EU in 2020, the Falsified Medicines Directive has not applied, meaning manufacturers have not been required to list certain information on medicines packaging.…

Building a confident and ambitious future for pharmacy

I am writing as a fellow pharmacy professional with over 30 years of experience who has spent the past 16 years working to strengthen our profession and support the evolution of community pharmacy. Through my experience — including my most recent role as superintendent pharmacist at Boots — I ha…

A royal college is only as strong as its membership

As the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) moves toward its transition into a royal college, I believe our profession stands at one of the most important turning points in its modern history. This is why I have chosen to stand for election to the National Pharmacy Advisory Council for England. My dec…

Letter of intent for nomination to the English Pharmacy Advisory Council

I am writing to seek your support for election as a member of the English Pharmacy Advisory Council. I do so with a keen sense of responsibility to our profession and a clear commitment to contributing meaningfully to its future direction. I am a senior clinical pharmacist with broad experience a…

Inclusive and integrated — opportunity beckons

As the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) enters its latest elections and moves to become a royal college, pharmacists continue to expand their horizons, and we continue to see new and emerging roles. However, I am very concerned at the continuing theme that some current roles — particularly that …

For those who come after

What an exciting time for pharmacy. The Royal College of Pharmacy. It has a great ring to it and the work that has got us to this point has been fundamental in embedding the foundations for the future of pharmacy. There is a risk however, that when you get elections for professional leadership…

An exciting but challenging time for pharmacy 

Throughout my first term on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) English Pharmacy Board (EPB), I made a conscious decision to share my experiences openly on LinkedIn. Not just the highlights — but the honest reality of what it's like to serve, to learn and to navigate a profession in the mid…