Personal and professional development

How pharmacists can resign in the best way possible

Resigning can be an awkward experience but it does not mean you have to sever all ties with your current employer. Steve Hemsley finds out the best way to handle your resignation.…

RPS launches Research Resource Hub

A Research Resource Hub has been launched by the RPS to provide its members with guidance and support at all stages of their research…

How I encourage patients to take part in research in GP practices

As a clinical research pharmacist in a GP practice, Andrew Sturrock’s first project will be looking at the development of diabetes.…

GPhC’s social media guidance for pharmacists has ‘gone too far’, warns PDA

The Pharmacists Defence Association and other pharmacy leaders have expressed concern about new guidance published by the General Pharmaceutical Council on what is expected of pharmacy professionals when using social media.…

How to spot signs of child sexual exploitation

Children and young people affected by sexual exploitation can present to a wide range of health settings, including community pharmacies. Pharmacists should be aware of the signs of potential sexual exploitation to ensure that they seek the appropriate help and support to protect the …

Pharmacists’ Defence Association says professional standards will benefit corporate employers

Proposed new professional standards for pharmacists have been condemned as “Orwellian” by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association, which says the standards have been designed to benefit large corporate pharmacy employers.…

Why pharmacy students should volunteer with Team Up

Team Up is a volunteering programme that partners trainee and student healthcare professionals with organisations that help disadvantaged communities. Here, four pharmacy students talk about the projects they participated in.…

Boots makes legal complaints against The Guardian newspaper

Boots UK has made legal complaints against The Guardian in relation to several articles following its April 2016 investigation, which alleged that the pharmacy chain had placed undue pressure on its pharmacists to perform medicines use reviews so that it could claim the maximum payments possible fro…

RPS publishes updated guidance for prescribers of pharmaceutical specials

The RPS has published updated professional guidance for the prescribers of pharmaceutical specials …

Understanding models of error and how they apply in clinical practice

Models of human error can be helpful in determining why errors have occurred in the past, where future vulnerabilities may lie, and how healthcare professionals might take action to make clinical practice safer.…