Architecture exhibit aims to start a discussion on the use of space in community pharmacies The field of health architecture looks at how working environments are designed, exploring what spaces mean to people and how they interact with them.…
Making skill mix a reality: the advancing role of pharmacy technicians With pharmacy technicians’ responsibilities in the pharmacy team growing fast, debate around the additional training they need is resurging.…
Community pharmacists should be allowed to alter out-of-stock medicines ‘within three months’, say MPs The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee said changes would be “compatible with the direction of travel towards community pharmacies delivering more clinical services”.…
RPS launches new PJ app ‘designed to meet the needs of members’ The updated app is available on both Apple and Android devices and features a simplified sign-in process, bookmarking functionality and streamlined navigation.…
RPS announces results of 2024 national pharmacy board elections Voter participation in England was up by nearly 3 percentage points compared with the 2023 turnout.…
Weight loss treatment programme for type 2 diabetes to be available across England The programme shows “early promise” that it leads to remission of type 2 diabetes in up to half of participants after a year, according to NHS England.…
King Charles III to become patron of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Queen Elizabeth II was patron of the Society from 1953 until her death in 2022.…
Pharmacy regulator to consider supporting surveys of registrants’ wellbeing Pharmacy organisations agreed actions at a roundtable on wellbeing in the profession held in February 2024.…
Writing for pleasure or pain? This month’s pick of academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief pharmacist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
More than 100 extra pharmacists employed in mental health community teams since 2019/2020 Exclusive: The Pharmaceutical Journal has found that more than 100 pharmacists have been recruited into community mental health teams across 36 NHS trusts in the past five years.…
