Deaths: John Simon BrownOn 27 October 2020, John Simon Brown MRPharmS, aged 86 years, of Ayr, Ayrshire. Mr Brown registered with the Society in 1955. …
GPhC to address over-representation of BAME pharmacists in fitness-to-practise concerns in overhauled process The General Pharmaceutical Council has set out proposals to collect more data about the sources of fitness-to-practise concerns surrounding pharmacists from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.…
RPS Scotland policy sets out how pharmacists can support people with mental health conditions The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland’s has published a policy on how pharmacists can improve care of people with mental health conditions.…
Clare Morrison: ‘I honestly think this is the most exciting role in pharmacy in Scotland’ Clare Morrison, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s new director for Scotland, talks us through her career Source: Source: Courtesy of Clare Morrison Clare Morrison says that taking on the Scotland brief when she was working at The Pharmaceutical Journal…
RPS Wales and Scotland publish manifestos ahead of 2021 devolved parliamentary elections The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales and in Scotland have published their manifestos ahead of the 2021 parliamentary elections in their respective nations.…
RPS launches consultant pharmacist credentialing programme The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has launched a consultant pharmacist credentialing programme.…
Deaths: John Melvin AllisonOn 11 October 2020, John Melvin Allison MRPharms, aged 85 years, of Gloucester. Mr Allison registered with the Society in 1961. …
Scottish health boards commission small numbers of flu vaccinations from community pharmacy Community pharmacies in Scotland have been commissioned to provide small numbers of flu vaccinations in the first season they are providing them to the public on the NHS.…
Health minister says MHRA has ‘taken steps to recognise’ EMA medicines approvals for two years The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has “taken steps” to recognise European Medicines Agency recommendations on medicines licences for the two years following the end of the Brexit transition period, a health minister has said.…
Deaths: Margaret Joyce DrewryOn 14 October 2020, Margaret Joyce Drewry MRPharmS, aged 80 years, of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Mrs Drewry registered with the Society in 1961. …