Organization

Clinical academic receives 2025 RPS Barnett Award

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said that Adam Pattison Rathbone’s “leadership, inclusiveness and dedication to others’ growth have made a lasting impact on the profession”.…

Manchester student wins PJ and BPSA writing competition

Entrants were asked to discuss ways in which the MPharm curriculum, placements or foundation training could be changed to help get graduates ready for practice.…

Beyond graduation: closing the readiness gap in UK pharmacist training

The Pharmaceutical Journal and British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association writing competition's third-place entry by Salman Diriye.…

Ready for the real world: peer-led pharmacy skills clinics to transform practice readiness

The Pharmaceutical Journal and British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association writing competition's second-place entry by Hafsah Anwar.…

Preparing MPharm graduates for practice: integrating understanding of community pharmacy, mental health and digital health

The Pharmaceutical Journal and British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association writing competition's winning entry by Sumayyah Khalid.…

First ‘NICE-curated’ clinical guideline announced

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said the Duchenne muscular dystrophy guideline would be followed by others to provide “useful and useable guidance in an efficient, timely and sustainable manner”.…

NICE names pharmacists as part of heart failure multidisciplinary team for first time

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s updated guidance for chronic heart failure has also introduced medicines earlier in the treatment pathway.…

Weight-loss medicines should be delivered through pharmacies, says Community Pharmacy Scotland

Offering weight-loss medicines in community pharmacies would “ensure safety and effectiveness”, according to Community Pharmacy Scotland's manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections.…

Henry Gregg: ‘The only way to slow down pharmacy closures is to start closing that £2.6bn funding gap’

Just a few weeks after taking the helm in May 2025, the chief executive of the National Pharmacy Association gives his take on the realities and potential of community pharmacy.…

All pharmacies told to back Pharmacy First promotional campaign

The government said the campaign was expected to run alongside one from NHS England aimed at the wider public.…