Personal and professional development

Managing the shift to prescribing at registration for pharmacists

Prescribing from registration offers pharmacy and the wider healthcare sector a great opportunity, but this reform must be managed and supported properly.…

Type 1 diabetes mellitus and disordered eating

An overview of the risks of type 1 diabetes mellitus and disordered eating — or ‘T1DE’, with management and communication considerations for healthcare professionals.…

Community pharmacy in focus: research insights on improving patient care

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s former deputy chief scientist and Community Pharmacy England’s director of research reflect on recently published research studies in and through community pharmacy.…

From dispensing to research: a new service opportunity for community pharmacy

Community pharmacy practice in the UK is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. With the successful rollout of minor ailment services in all UK nations, the expansion of independent prescribing and the delivery of advanced clinical services — key pillars of the N…

UKPPLAB to publish proposals for ‘effective’ pharmacy leadership

The UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board said the RPS’s transition to becoming a royal college would offer a chance to “prioritise excellence and ambition in education, innovation and research”.…

Speaking up: how to raise concerns in the pharmacy workplace

In this episode of The PJ Pod, we talk about the importance of speaking up if you have a safety or wellbeing concern and how to go about it.…

Sir Hugh Taylor: ‘We’d like to do ourselves out of a job as quickly as possible’

The Pharmaceutical Journal spoke to Sir Hugh Taylor, chair of the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board, about his optimism for a collaborative future with the creation of the Royal College of Pharmacy.…

NHS urges sector to take advantage of AI scribes

NHS England says ambient voice technologies could save clinicians two to three minutes for each patient by generating a transcript and clinical summary of consultations.…

GPhC inspection framework update adds guidance on supervision, websites and weight loss

The General Pharmaceutical Council inspection framework replaces the previous version from 2019, with additional guidance on supervision and delegation, hub-and-spoke services and prescribing.…

Beyond the legal floor: raising the ceiling on neurodivergence in pharmacy

Neurodivergence among pharmacy staff should be embraced and regarded as a strength that, when used well, is a genuine asset to pharmacy.…