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COVID-19 deaths of NHS staff reported to government safety body were not investigated

Exclusive: In response to a Freedom of Information request, 3 NHS trusts said 89 of their RIDDOR reports to the Health and Safety Executive were refuted.…

RPS to develop a joint vision for pharmacy in England with the King’s Fund

A consultation will begin in May 2022, aiming to incorporate views from pharmacy teams across all sectors.…

Better pharmacist access needed to stop paediatric drug errors, concludes report

An investigation has found that a lack of ward-based pharmacists on weekends is impacting children's care.…

Everything you need to know about the debate over supervision

The supervision debate has been an ongoing point of contention for several years, but what exactly is the debate about and why is it so controversial?…

Pharmacists should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine as frontline workers

In the December 2020 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal, there was a fitting tribute to the pharmacy staff in the UK who lost their lives to COVID-19. The deaths happened before face coverings were compulsory, personal protective equipment was available and protective screens were put in…

Pharmacy technicians told they can administer Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine under government protocol

Pharmacy technicians in England are able to administer the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Association of Pharmacy Technicians has said.…

We kept acute clinical pharmacy going while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic

When a pharmacist at an NHS Lothian hospital needed to shield from COVID-19, a suite of online systems was set up to enable the whole pharmacy team to work from home, if needed.…

Top ten opinion pieces of 2020

Our news and views team has worked hard to keep you in the loop during a year full of twists and turns. And there’s been no shortage of COVID-19 developments for our opinion leaders to analyse, or pharmacy predictions to ponder.…

Top ten careers articles of 2020

From advice on managing your mental wellbeing during the pandemic to getting a job in the pharmaceutical industry, these are the most-read career articles from this year.…

Family of pharmacy technician approved for £60k COVID-19 death-in-service benefit

The family of a pharmacy technician who died from COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic has spoken of their relief after their application for a death-in-service benefit was approved.…