Nigel Clarke and Dame Jane Dacre: ‘In a way, this is resetting the button 13 years later’ The co-chairs of the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership are proposing the establishment of a Pharmacy Leadership Council, but many questions remain on how this could be implemented.…
Commission proposes UK-wide federation to lead professional development of pharmacy The UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership has proposed the formation of the Pharmacy Leadership Council to create a five-year strategy for pharmacy.…
Complex decision-making for foundation and newly qualified pharmacists An outline of the skills pharmacists need in order to make complex clinical decisions and how to improve these over time.…
Develop your leadership skills with the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Clinical Fellow Scheme Applications for the 'Chief pharmaceutical officer’s clinical fellow scheme' open in November 2022. Find out all you need to know about the scheme and how to apply.…
Practising reflection in pharmacy Reflection is a powerful tool that can improve decision-making and support your personal and professional development. Find out what strategies you can use in your practice.…
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.…
Quality improvement in pharmacy practice An overview of the quality improvement philosophy, the common methods, tools and approaches used with pharmacy examples showing how it can continuously improve practice.…
Educational supervision, assessment and feedback for pharmacists An outline of educational supervisor roles and the skills needed for effective supervision.…
Pharmacists advised to use social media ‘responsibly’ in updated good practice guidance New guidance in the 44th edition of Medicines, Ethics and Practice focuses on managing the crossover between personal and professional life.…
Critical appraisal: how to evaluate research for use in clinical practice The ability to make appropriate evidence-based decisions in clinical practice relies on pharmacists having the skills to extract and translate the most relevant and useful information from published literature.…
