Jonathan Burton: ‘Our members need to be able to trust us to represent their interests’ From more support for independent prescribers to consultant community pharmacists, the newly appointed chair of the RPS’s Scottish Pharmacy Board shares his vision for pharmacy while in post.…
National pharmacy board meetings: 19 June 2024 An overview of the latest open meeting of the national pharmacy boards.…
RPS asks for views on facilitated self-selection of P medicines The Society says it wants to hear evidence of the benefits and harms of a facilitated self-selection model for Pharmacy medicines.…
Pharmacy bodies call on new health secretary to boost funding for sector The joint letter to Wes Streeting called for sufficient funding, holistic workforce planning and improved medicines security to help address the challenges faced by the NHS.…
Pharmacies considered ‘most essential’ local service in annual poll It is the fourth consecutive year in a row that community pharmacy was voted the most vital local service in the ‘community barometer’.…
Number of calls to Pharmacist Support helpline rises by three quarters in a year The charity reported funding 876 counselling sessions and awarding 23% more financial aid grants in 2023.…
RPS calls for national emergency contraception service in England to end ‘postcode lottery’ Pharmacy bodies said a national service would improve health outcomes for women and tackle health inequalities.…
Bristol pharmacist given RPS Charter Award Ade Williams received the Charter Award from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for demonstrating pharmacy’s role in providing comprehensive and affordable healthcare solutions for the community.…
Behavioural medicine lecturer wins award for early-career pharmacy research Sion Scott was selected as the winner of the 2024 Outstanding Pharmacy Early-Career Researcher Award for his research using behavioural science to facilitate routine deprescribing of medicines where the risks outweigh their benefits.…
Chair of RPS Scottish Pharmacy Board elected Community pharmacist Jonathan Burton, who previously held the role of Scottish Pharmacy Board chair from 2019–2021, will take over from Andrew Carruthers.…
