Political monitoring reportsWeekly monitoring reports of developments in Westminster, Whitehall and beyond relating to healthcare policy for England are now available on the ‘Your Voice in Government’ network on rpharms.com. If you would like to receive these by email, please contact jamie.woodward@rpharm…
UK minor ailments scheme is a ‘no brainer’, says PSNC’s Sue Sharpe Delegates attending the Sigma conference in Aamby Valley City, India — including community pharmacists, pharmacy owners and manufactures — want to see a national minor ailments scheme for the UK.…
NHS is paying too much for drugs to the detriment of other services, analysis suggests The NHS is paying too much for new drugs and this is not in the best interests of patients overall, an analysis by health economists has found.…
Wednesday 18 March: RPS Faculty webinarRoyal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Faculty webinar, ‘Why join the Faculty?’. Your introduction to the Faculty and how to access the resources and tools. Find out what the Faculty is and how it fits and benefits your professional development and recognition. Start your Faculty j…
Tuesday 10 March: RPS Faculty webinarRoyal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Faculty webinar, ‘Why join Faculty?’. Your introduction to the Faculty and how to access the resources and tools. Find out what the Faculty is, how it fits and benefits your professional development and recognition. Start your Facult…
RPS invites nominations for FellowshipThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) Panel of Fellows will be holding its next meeting in May 2015. Nominations for Society Fellowship must be received by the secretary of the Panel of Fellows by 22 April 2015 to be considered at this meeting. Nominations need to be made by…
Dr David Wood diesOn 16 February 2015, Dr David Wood SRPharmS, aged 37, of Flat 3, County House, Brixton Road, London SW9 6AX . Dr Wood registered with the Society in 2014. He worked as a consultant to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society during 20…
US FDA gives green light for thyroid cancer drug lenvatinib Lenvatinib will be available in the United States by the end of February 2015 after its approval was fast-tracked by the FDA.…
RPS calls for members to stand in national board elections RPS members can nominate colleagues for election to the Society’s boards in England, Scotland and Wales from 21 February 2015.…
Blowing the whistle on whistleblowing Concerns raised about standards of care should be taken seriously, but healthcare workers are still worried about the repercussions of speaking up.…