NHS England to commission evaluation of community pharmacy clinical services The evaluation will be used to help NHS England "make effective decisions regarding clinical services for the future community pharmacy sector".…
Pharmacy technicians need more training if they are to supply medicines under patient group directions, says RPS The Royal Pharmaceutical Society supported proposed changes to regulations but said current preregistration training is not sufficient for pharmacy technicians to supply and administer medicines under patient group directions.…
Government treated pharmacists with ‘double standards’ during COVID-19 pandemic, RPS tells inquiry Community pharmacists were initially not included in a life assurance scheme for healthcare staff, excluded from a national PPE ordering system, and not included in a visa extension scheme.…
The contrast in reactions to growing roles for pharmacy technicians and physician associates The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist considers why pharmacists and doctors have reacted differently to the expanding roles of their colleagues.…
Black and ethnic minority females underrepresented in senior pharmacist roles in England NHS data also show that a higher percentage of black, Asian and minority ethnic pharmacy team members reported harassment, bullying or abuse from fellow NHS staff.…
Welsh government backs RPS Wales plan to transform hospital pharmacy The Welsh government has accepted all 36 recommendations made by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales in a review of hospital pharmacy in the country.…
Dominique Jordan (1960–2023) President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, Dominique Jordan, was described as having “left his mark on Swiss pharmacy, and on the world of pharmacy, in a way that few people have done before him”.…
Charting the course to advancing pharmacist prescribing Attendees at a roundtable hosted by The Pharmaceutical Journal emphasised the need for robust training and support for newly qualified independent prescribers to ensure that individuals use their qualification.…
Pharmacist given warning as committee in second fitness-to-practise case rules remarks were antisemitic The General Pharmaceutical Council’s fitness-to-practise committee issued Nazim Hussain Ali with a warning for a second time over remarks he made at an Al Quds Day rally, after its initial decision was quashed by the High Court.…
Special report: the community pharmacy workforce crisis Figures released in August 2023 show a drop in the number of full-time community pharmacy professionals in England in 2022, with some regions fighting to fill the gaps.…
