Steve Barclay reappointed as health and social care secretary The MP is returning to the role, which he previously held between 5 July 2022 and 6 September 2022.…
Pharmacy closures debate is ‘undermining public confidence’, says RPS Scotland director Writing in Holyrood magazine, Clare Morrison said that public debate on pharmacy closures “could damage the NHS Scotland messaging on using pharmacy services first for self-care".…
Sibby Buckle: ‘Even if it is uncomfortable, I am prepared to voice my concerns’ Following her appointment as treasurer for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Sibby Buckle says she is ready to be an ambassador for Society members.…
Pharmacists should have read-write access to health records, standards body says The Professional Record Standards Body found that pharmacists should have full read and write access to patient records "due to the nature and complexity of pharmacists' involvement in care and treatment".…
MPs call for national formulary for HRT treatments The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause has also called for HRT prescription costs to be scrapped.…
Scottish health minister backs protected learning time for pharmacists The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland has said it will write to Humza Yousaf to ask for a meeting on how the protected learning time could be achieved.…
New RPS director for England appointed James Davies, a former president of the British Pharmaceutical Students' Association, has been announced as the Society's new director for England.…
RPS proposes ‘single leadership body’ to credential pharmacists and pharmacy technicians The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said forming a single leadership body for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will "amplify pharmacy’s collective professional voice to employers, other professions, and governments".…
Independent prescribing pharmacist numbers total 15,000, increasing by two-thirds in two years Exclusive: There were 14,635 independent prescribers on the pharmacy register in August 2022, compared with 8,806 independent prescribers in May 2020.…
‘Thousands’ of pharmacies at risk of closure without additional government funding, warns report Authors of a report on NHS community pharmacy have warned that the sector is facing an "economic crisis".…