Personal and professional development

Credentialing for newly qualified pharmacists: a patient advocate’s perspective

I recently attended the Royal Pharmaceutical Society workforce summit, where delegates from around the UK and across different care settings discussed the need for a structured support pathway and credential for newly qualified pharmacists as they enter the workplace as prescribers. In my role…

GPhC considering ‘additional regulatory powers’ for pharmacy owner accountability

Under its five-year strategy delivery plan, the regulator also said it would consider if inspection frequency could be incorporated into its risk-based approach to maintain regulatory contact.…

Conflict management for pharmacy managers: part one

The first in a two-part series on conflict management in pharmacy and the challenges that it presents for pharmacy managers.…

Almost half of pharmacists do not access career support or training

Exclusive: Results from The Pharmaceutical Journal’s latest salary and job satisfaction survey show that those working in the pharmaceutical industry were least likely to have accessed any support, followed by hospital pharmacists.…

Promoting public trust in pharmaceutical health systems is ‘critical’

The Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research’s new themed collection highlights the latest research on improving transparency and accountability in pharmaceutical and health systems.…

How to use emotional intelligence typologies to improve communication and interpersonal skills

An overview of how pharmacists can use the concept of emotional intelligence typologies as a tool to build better relationships with team members and patients.…

Cathrine McKenzie appointed as UK’s first professor of intensive care pharmacy

The inaugural professor of intensive care pharmacy in the UK aims to provide new advances in pharmacy for intensive care patients.…

The value of leadership in medication safety

Pharmacy leadership is central to reducing medication harm, empowering staff and delivering high-value safety improvements across the NHS, argues Tony Jamieson.…

CPPE launches training for pharmacy staff to support patients with long COVID

The e-learning programme was developed in partnership with the PHARM-LC study researchers, who consulted with people who have long COVID and sought views of pharmacy teams on how best to support them.…

Digital skills should be a ‘core competency’ for all healthcare staff

Attendees at a Royal Pharmaceutical Society roundtable emphasised the need to equip pharmacy workers “with confidence and competence to use digital tools to ensure safe and equitable patient care”.…