Differential attainment gap persists for black pharmacy students and trainees, says RPS report Data show that 94% of white graduates were awarded a first or upper second-class MPharm degree in 2019/2020 and 2020/2021, compared with 82% of black graduates.…
Almost all pharmacists say patients have declined medicines prescribed to them because of cost, survey reveals Of respondents to a survey, 3% of pharmacists said they had “never” experienced patients declining part of their prescription owing to the cost.…
Updated RPS professional standards aimed to ensure high-quality homecare services across the UK The standards are aimed at ensuring consistent care across all UK nations for patients receiving medicines and services at home that would have previously been supplied in hospital.…
The Pharmaceutical Journal’s Dawn Connelly wins ‘Pharmacy writer of the year’ award This is the second year in a row that a journalist from The Pharmaceutical Journal has been recognised at the Avicenna Media Awards.…
Same person can prescribe and dispense ‘when in patient’s best interest’, says RPS The Society recognised that there may be negative impacts on a patient’s care if the same healthcare professional is unable to prescribe and dispense their medication.…
Research from the depths of the ocean This month’s pick of academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Pharmacist Support launches workplace wellbeing course for pharmacy leaders The training course comprises six modules designed to address pharmacy-specific challenges and will open to registrants from 15 January 2024.…
More than 300 people took overdose of propranolol in one year, report reveals In the UK, 318 patients took an intentional overdose of propranolol in 2022/2023, of which 12 people died.…
RPS calls for review of the medicines supply chain in its general election manifesto ‘General election 2024: The voice of pharmacy during the general election’ sets out challenges likely to be faced by the next Westminster government.…
How we are igniting change through the chief pharmaceutical officer’s Fellowship scheme Four pharmacists taking part in the chief pharmaceutical officer's clinical Fellow scheme share their experiences so far.…
