Former RPS president Ian Caldwell dies Ian Caldwell, former Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) president, has died aged 79. Caldwell registered as a pharmacist in 1960 and, after initial experience in hospital, worked as a community pharmacist from 1961–1964 and then as a works pharmacist and export manager in 1964&…
Local practice forum events: 11–26 March 2015Wednesday 11 March: Sussex Local practice forum event, ‘Chronic kidney disease (CKD) — management in primary and secondary care’. An update on National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines for CKD and implementation in practice using case stu…
Antibiotic prescribing guidance18 February 2015: A consultation on a new NICE guideline for health and social care staff to help tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was portrayed by the media as health professionals “policing” each other about prescribing levels. Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) spokesperson…
Fines over missed medical exemption renewal20 February 2015: The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) responded to a special investigation by BBC Oxford Radio, also reported on BBC News online, into fines being issued without warning to patients who have forgotten to renew their medical exemption certificates. RPS spokes…
Jeremiah Jenkinson diesOn 21 February 2015, Jeremiah Jenkinson MRPharmS, aged 81, of 225 Liverpool Road, Hutton, Preston PR4 5FE. Mr Jenkinson registered with the Society in 1955.…
Graham John Palfrey diesOn 22 November 2014, Graham John Palfrey, aged 81, of The Fold, Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham GL54 1AU. Mr Palfrey registered with the Society in 1957. He left the Society in 2014.…
Employ more hospital pharmacists to roll out seven-day NHS in Scotland, says RPS Gaps in pharmaceutical care in hospitals at weekends can’t be filled with existing staffing and resources, says the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…
Changes to dispensing errors legislation must strike the right balance The proposed changes to the laws on dispensing errors are a step in the right direction but more needs to be done to remove the threat of prosecution from pharmacists.…
Lorna Fitzsimmons diesOn 17 January 2015, Lorna Fitzsimmons MRPharmS, aged 54, of Flat 2, 12 Simpson Loan, Edinburgh EH3 9GP. Mrs Fitzsimmons registered with the Society in 1983.…
Could pharmacists be part of the A&E problem? After hearing about a case where a pharmacist referred a child with a minor paracetamol overdose to A&E, Adam Pattison Rathbone wonders if pharmacists are equipped to be gatekeepers of the NHS.…