Pharmacists recognised in 2016 New Year’s honours list Several pharmacists and former pharmacists have been recognised in the New Year’s honours list, with four being made Officers of the Order of the British Empire.…
‘I Love My Pharmacist’ 2015 champion revealed Emily Rose, a hospital pharmacist from Bristol, has been announced the national winner of ‘I Love My Pharmacist’ 2015.…
Nobel prize shared by scientists for parasitic disease drug discoveriesThe Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been split two ways and shared by three scientists for developing therapies for the treatment of parasitic disease.…
UK pharmacists receive international awards Two UK academic pharmacists have been honoured with awards at the opening ceremony of the International Pharmaceutical Federation 2015 annual congress in Dusseldorf, Germany.…
Corbyn appoints Heidi Alexander as shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander has been appointed shadow secretary of state for health by the new leader of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn.…
Soni re-elected Royal Pharmaceutical Society president Ash Soni has been re-elected as president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) at a meeting of the RPS assembly on 21 July 2015.…
UK government sets limits on what NHS can pay agency staff The UK government is introducing a cap on the amount of money individual NHS trusts in England that are under financial pressure can spend on agency staff.…
Women pharmacists’ network to highlight gender-specific issues in pharmacy New online forum will act as a platform to share advice and promote female leadership in pharmacy.…
Carl Djerassi (1923–2015) The inventor of the birth control pill Carl Djerassi was a self-declared workaholic and a keen art collector.…
RPS calls for members to stand in national board elections RPS members can nominate colleagues for election to the Society’s boards in England, Scotland and Wales from 21 February 2015.…
