Professions

Women in pharmacy celebrated at Houses of Parliament reception

Attendees, including several of The Pharmaceutical Journal's Women to Watch, gathered to acknowledge and promote the role of female pharmacy professionals.…

Pharmacy technician administration of systematic anticancer therapy: an innovative project by the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

As pharmacists take on expanded clinical roles, there is a need to create more opportunities for pharmacy technicians to advance their clinical practice. Oncology is an opportune area for this, owing to workforce challenges. The Northern Cancer Alliance is currently undertaking a non-surgical o…

Understanding the pharmacy workforce

The pick of the latest academic papers from Parastou Donyai, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

Pharmacy technicians able to carry out blood pressure checks under new service directions

The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee said that technicians will also be able to deliver smoking cessation services.…

National pharmacy board meeting: 8 February 2023

The English, Scottish and Welsh national pharmacy boards met for their first meeting of 2023 to discuss their individual and collective plans for the year ahead.…

Pharmacists on high-risk clinical wards reduce prescribing errors, evidence review finds

Researchers used data from 19 studies to identify the most common factors that increase the chance of prescribing errors.…

PJ view: All pharmacists should have the opportunity to become a prescriber

Despite increased opportunities for pharmacists to train as independent prescribers, there are still barriers for some. Employers and policymakers must do all they can to support pharmacists to ensure they are able to undertake this training.…

RPS proposes ‘single leadership body’ to credential pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said forming a single leadership body for both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will "amplify pharmacy’s collective professional voice to employers, other professions, and governments".…

NHS education body funds research into curbing pharmacy technician ‘attrition’

Two large-scale surveys of registered pharmacy technicians aim to understand the workforce and look at career commitment and job satisfaction.…

Empowering pharmacy technicians to boost the discharge medicine review service in Wales

Louise Allen seized an opportunity to enable pharmacy technicians to deliver discharge medicine reviews as part of a local pilot to increase uptake of the long-running pharmacist-led service.…