‘I love my pharmacist’ competition highlights work of community pharmacists Patient stories form part of magazine competition that aims to raise the profile of pharmacists.…
All community pharmacies need to get behind the new medicine service Community pharmacy deserves a pat on the back for the new medicine service, but there’s more work to do.…
Expanding the role of community pharmacy for the benefit of patients Katie Hovenden explains how promoting public health has led to her being the first pharmacist to be named as an inspirational female leader by the Health Service Journal.…
Community pharmacy handbook launched by RPS Faculty Starting to build a professional portfolio can be daunting but the RPS Faculty has a new resource for pharmacists in the community.…
Explore the latest MEP The 38th edition of ‘Medicines, Ethics and Practice’ was distributed to RPS members in July. Rakhee Amin, on behalf of the RPS Support team, explains what is new in the resource.…
Audience choice winners reflect on their Pharmaceutical Care Awards projectA team from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust scooped the audience choice award at the Pharmaceutical Care Awards 2014 for a project that enabled care home residents to become more involved with decisions about their medicines. David Campbell and Steve Barrett explain why they believe…
Pharmaceutical Care Awards 2014 A closer look at the six finalist pharmaceutical care projects that were presented at the 22nd annual Pharmaceutical Care Awards 2014 held in London on 19 June.…
Community pharmacists identify people at risk of diabetesPharmacists can identify patients who have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research by the University of East Anglia and Boots UK confirms.…
Personal contact from pharmacist enhances patients’ adherence to medicinesInterventions that include counselling by a pharmacist help patients with cardiovascular diseases adhere to their medicines, UK research shows.…