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Royal College of Pharmacy launches two-year strategy alongside engagement programme

Tase Oputu, president of the Royal College of Pharmacy, said the two-year strategy will help “realise our ambitions to create a welcoming, supportive professional home for pharmacy”.…

‘Rapid’ ICB headcount reductions putting delivery at risk, College warns

The Royal College of Pharmacy said that as plans to cut the number of integrated care boards are implemented, capacity has been removed “often without an agreed alternative delivery arrangement”.…

Senior pharmacists should be involved in planning for hospital corridor care, College tells government

Mahendra Patel, chair of the Royal College of Pharmacy’s English Pharmacy Advisory Council, outlined a number of “targeted interventions” that could reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments.…

Research to be part of every pharmacy professional’s career under UK strategy

One measure of success of the pharmacy research strategy will be the number of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians engaging in research training and mentorship, NHS England said.…

Royal College of Pharmacy cuts ties with Teva UK ahead of upcoming annual conference

A due-diligence review of partnership with UK arm of Israeli-based company highlighted “activities which do not align with [the College’s] values”.…

Pharmacy regulator and royal college call on NICE to state propranolol is not recommended for anxiety

The General Pharmaceutical Council, patient safety commissioner for England, Royal College of Pharmacy and College of Mental Health Pharmacy sent an open letter to NICE asking for it to update its guideline on use of 'highly toxic' medication.…

Tase Oputu on the Royal College of Pharmacy’s first six months

Six months after the launch of the Royal College of Pharmacy, its first president, Tase Oputu, sets out her priorities for the College and the profession.…

Tase Oputu: ‘Be part of the conversation. Nobody’s opinions are invalid’

Tase Oputu, president of the Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm), talks about her experiences of leading the College and outlines RCPharm’s priorities over the next 12 months.…

Two in three housebound patients had no medication review for more than two years

Home-visit service at Aneurin Bevan Health Board’s Primary and Community Care Academy also found that over a quarter of patients reported that waste medicines were “automatically ordered by community pharmacies without checking what patients actually needed”.…

All health boards told to include a member of their pharmacy team in ATMP planning

In its national review of pharmacy aseptic services, Advanced Therapies Wales has also asked all health boards and NHS trusts to develop an advanced therapy medicinal products action plan by 31 March 2027.…