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How student internships are helping to build the future of pharmacy research 

Universities and hospitals in the north of England hosted six interns through collaborative multi-sector placements funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research. Coordinators of the internship programme explain how this has benefitted students and researchers alike.…

New pharmacy school to open at University of Suffolk

Exclusive: The university has said that it has begun the General Pharmaceutical Council process to accredit a pharmacy degree.…

Why are increasing numbers of students dropping out of pharmacy education?

Data show more and more students are dropping out of the MPharm programme, which is being attributed to students’ mental health, financial difficulties, a changing education programme and a return to normalcy post-COVID.…

Emeka Onwudiwe: ‘The prescribing qualification is a landmark for pharmacy students’

The president of the British Pharmaceutical Students’ Association discusses the opportunities and challenges of preparing to become an independent prescriber from registration.…

Foundation year training sites must submit supervisor details by June 2025, NHS England confirms

Training sites will be required to provide certain details to trigger entry to the e-portfolio system, which will be used to track and sign off on training.…

Medication maths: displacement volumes and values

This article is part of a comprehensive series on pharmaceutical calculations in preparation for the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessment. It provides guidance on how to tackle questions related to displacement volumes, including a worked example of a sample exam question.…

Medication maths: using a resource or artefact when calculating doses and dose regimen

Helping foundation trainees to prepare for the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration assessment, this article provides guidance on how to use relevant resources to accurately calculate dosage and includes a detailed worked example of a sample exam question.…

NHS England launches community pharmacy technician apprenticeship programme

The programme aims to support the community pharmacy workforce by addressing recruitment issues.…

Why I took a ‘workforce wellbeing’ course for pharmacy managers

A pharmacy employer shares her experience of taking a course to improve her employees’ wellbeing in light of rising levels of burn out across the profession.…

How will we generate the new generation of prescribing pharmacists?

The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist looks at how, in practice, new cohorts of prescribing pharmacists can be taught and supervised.…