Europe needs independent scientific input The new European Commission President is reconsidering how he receives scientific advice.…
Pharmacy leaders call on politicians to sign up to community pharmacy manifestoA manifesto intended to put community pharmacy at the heart of healthcare delivery in primary care has been launched at the House of Commons by Sir Keith Barron, MP.…
UK drug advisory council warns against limiting duration of methadone therapy Government drug advisers have rejected a proposal by government ministers to impose a time limit on prescribing methadone to heroin addicts.…
UK bill aims to allow off-patent drugs to be licensed for new purposes A bill going through Parliament wants the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to appraise off-patent drugs to allow them to be used for new indications.…
Pharmacists will have to be competent in speaking English to practise in the UK All pharmacists, even UK nationals, will in future have to be competent in speaking English if they want to practise in the UK, under new proposals.…
Pharmacy is striding forwards Sandra Gidley reports on the discussions she led at the Liberal Democrats Party Conference.…
Flying the flag for pharmacy Aileen Bryson, policy and practice lead for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland, highlighted the services provided by pharmacists at the Labour Party Conference…
How do the Conservatives view pharmacy? Sibby Buckle shares her thoughts from the Conservative Party conference…
All NHS patients will be assigned an ‘accountable GP’ under 2015 contract All patients in England will have a named GP responsible for co-ordinating their care under changes to the national contract announced on 30 September 2014.…
Nelson Mandela — healing a nation Sybil Seoka, immediate past president of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa, writes in memory of elder statesman Nelson Mandela, who died on 5 December 2013…
