RPS Scotland launches 2016 manifesto RPS Scotland has launched its 2016 manifesto ‘Right medicine - better health - fitter future’ ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May. …
Review of 2015: ten developments that are changing pharmacy The pharmacy landscape continues to shift amid a backdrop of austere UK public spending and the rising spectre of centralised dispensing in the community. The Pharmaceutical Journal presents ten developments that affected pharmacists in 2015.…
Androgen depriving drugs could double Alzheimer’s disease risk Androgen deprivation therapy is a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment, but it could double the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in the long term.…
Pharmacists in Scotland to have bigger role in reformed urgent care services Community pharmacists in Scotland are being given an increased role in a reformed NHS out-of-hours service, following a Scottish government-commissioned independent review into urgent care.…
Welsh government backs pharmacists’ access to healthcare record Pharmacists need access to patient healthcare records to do their job effectively, Welsh government deputy minister for health Vaughan Gething says.…
Difficulties accessing patient records is challenge for hospital pharmacists across Europe Hospital pharmacists across Europe share common challenges that are getting in the way of them being able to deliver best practice, according to the results of a survey conducted by the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists.…
Gaining patient trust over pharmacy access to records With the roll out of pharmacy access to summary care records, some patients will inevitably express concerns about privacy, but the signs are that patients support this move.…
RPS to review membership following Pharmacy2U investigation The Royal Pharmaceutical Society will review the membership of any RPS members found guilty of wrongdoing or who have been the subject of a complaint.…
Pharmacy2U fined £130,000 for selling patient data The online pharmacy company Pharmacy2U has been fined £130,000 for selling details of more than 20,000 of its customers to marketing companies without their knowledge or consent.…
Pharmacists should have read and write access rights to patient records, says RPS Giving pharmacists the ability to read and add comments to patients’ full health records would improve safety and quality of care, says the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in a position statement launched on 30 September 2015.…