Pharmacy

What it means to be a clinical writer at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

Here, Shaunagh Swain — a clinical writer on the Pharmaceutical Press editorial team — explains how the role has opened up new opportunities in her career as a pharmacist.…

Pharmacy teams should be integral to humanitarian organisations

Why humanitarian pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are crucial for the global management of medicines and health technologies.…

Pharmacy organisations sign up to ‘Medicines to Gaza’ campaign

Following on from the success of the ‘Medicines to Ukraine’ model, which raised £4.5m, the Pharmacists’ Defence Association announced the new Gaza scheme at the International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress in Cape Town on 3 September 2024.…

Martin Sawer: ‘NHS hospitals owe wholesalers millions of pounds in overdue invoices’

Here, Martin Sawer, executive director of the Healthcare Distribution Association, explains how wholesalers are part of the ‘critical infrastructure’ of UK healthcare, but the industry faces several challenges.…

Chair of RPS English Pharmacy Board appointed to NHS Assembly

The NHS Assembly was formed in 2019 to shape the delivery of the ‘NHS long-term plan’.…

Pharmacies have missed out on almost £10m in funding having not met Pharmacy First thresholds

Exclusive: Data analysis by The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed that 9,600 pharmacies in England missed the Pharmacy First consultation threshold between February 2024 and May 2024.…

What will it take to fix pharmacy’s stubbornly unchanged ethnicity pay gap?

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s latest survey data show ethnic minority pharmacists continue to be paid less than their white colleagues.…

Government opens £400m investment programme to boost UK clinical trials

The investment programme will increase the UK’s capacity for clinical trials and give researchers greater access to the latest equipment and technology, the government said.…

Almost one-third of black pharmacists experienced racism from colleagues over past year, survey shows

Exclusive: Responses to The Pharmaceutical Journal’s salary and job satisfaction survey highlighted experiences of being underpaid, unequal work allocation and a lack of support.…

NHS England to fund 80 places on accuracy checking pharmacy technician programme

Up to ten funded places — which usually cost £330 — will be available each month from August 2024 to March 2025.…