Personal and professional development

RPS to lead update to national prescribing framework

Pharmacists are to receive support tools and guidance as part of a planned update to the national prescribing framework.…

Health board says all its pharmacists should become RPS Faculty members

Welsh health board says Faculty membership will show its pharmacists “are working to the highest level”.…

Preparing a research poster for a conference

Displaying a poster at a conference is a good way to disseminate your research. This guide will explain how to create an effective poster and the pitfalls to avoid. …

Tough, costly, rewarding: how 12 pharmacists found the RPS Faculty process

As the RPS Faculty prepares to accept the first pharmacists with less than ten years’ experience, Stephen Robinson explores the views of those applicants about to undergo their final assessment.…

The UK fitness-to-practise process: from complaint to appeal

If a complaint is brought against a pharmacist in the UK, what can he or she expect from the fitness-to-practise process? Ailsa Colquhoun explains.…

RPS chair: GP practice role will help develop clinical future for the profession

Creating opportunities in general practice for pharmacists will allow to the profession to adopt a greater clinical role in care, says the English Pharmacy Board chair David Branford.…

NHS England calls for assessment of pharmacists’ skills for GP practice role

Deputy chief pharmaceutical officer warns NHS not to introduce pharmacists in GP surgeries initiative in a “reckless” manner, and says skills and training requirements must be assessed first.…

The importance of original scientific research for pharmacy students

The research project, undertaken by pharmacy students in their final year, helps individuals to learn fundamental skills for their future careers, argue Joanne Hainsworth and Patrick To.…

How to secure funding from the National Institute for Health Research

Pharmacists were able to apply for clinical doctoral research Fellowships from the National Institute for Health Research for the first time in 2014, giving them access to funding for an applied healthcare project. With applications for 2015 now open, experts on the process share their advice.…

Pharmacist’s team wins £50,000 innovation prize for antibiotic prescribing app

Microbiology app that assists antibiotic prescribing wins national award.…