Politics

Health industry leaders call for meeting with Matt Hancock over ‘no-deal’ Brexit plans

Drug manufacturers and health industry leaders have demanded a meeting with health and social care secretary Matt Hancock after warning that the government’s current medicines supply plans will not suffice in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit.…

RPS raises pharmacy sector’s ‘no-deal’ concerns at government Brexit meeting

Ash Soni, president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), said he was reassured to hear directly from the government about contingency planning in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit.…

Matt Hancock replaces Jeremy Hunt as health secretary

Jeremy Hunt has been replaced as health and social care secretary by former culture secretary Matt Hancock.…

Liberal Democrat conference – a very personal reflection

Sandra Gidley, chair of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society English Pharmacy Board, shares her experience of politics and the 2017 Liberal Democrat conference.…

Pharmacists urged to contact every new MP

Pharmacists are being encouraged to talk to their MPs as pharmacy bodies ramp up their political engagement.…

RPS board members: now is not the time for vanity

So the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) national pharmacy board elections are over for another year. Now begins one of the most important phase: the election of the president of the RPS. This year, however, we are not looking for who will be most photogenic wearing the chain of office at the…

Another vote for the status quo at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

The results of the recent national pharmacy board elections are in, but there is little change to report.…

Q&A: UK general election 2017: pharmacists react

The Pharmaceutical Journal interviews pharmacists from across the nation to get their thoughts on the results of the UK general election in June 2017.…

Sustainability and transformation plans: working together is not going to be easy

It is vital that pharmacy engages with sustainability and transformation plans now to avoid being left behind.…

The future of the RPS depends on member engagement

In light of the pitiful turnout for the recent Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) pharmacy board elections, it is timely to give some serious thought to the relationship between the RPS and its members. I was hopeful for a healthy turnout, given the ‘noise’ of social media activity, but …