Paul Bennett: ‘Becoming a royal college is the right thing to do for the profession, our members, patients and the public’ With proposals set out to change the RPS Constitution and governance, chief executive Paul Bennett explains what could happen and why.…
RPS announces proposals to move towards royal college status Under the plans, which require approval from the membership, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society would become the Royal College of Pharmacy and would be a registered charity.…
Chair of RPS English Pharmacy Board appointed to NHS Assembly The NHS Assembly was formed in 2019 to shape the delivery of the ‘NHS long-term plan’.…
Pharmacists should have right to choose whether to be involved in assisted dying, says RPS The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland wants to ensure that pharmacists are not compelled to support the assisted dying process if they have moral, ethical or religious objections to it.…
Pharmacy bodies call for action to ensure access to designated prescribing practitioners A joint report by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and National Pharmacy Association encourages pharmacies to work together to assess their readiness to provide a prescribing learning environment.…
Latest Medicine, Ethics and Practice includes expanded sections on prescribing and valproate safety The 47th edition contains additional information on prescribing and patient safety to reflect the Society’s “ongoing commitment to high standards of professional practice”.…
Royal Pharmaceutical Society Assembly Meeting: July 2024 The summer meeting of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Assembly focused on the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board, international strategy and its partnership with Pharmacist Support.…
Pharmacists risk being criminalised in puberty blockers ban, warns RPS The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says the emergency prohibition order for gonadotrophin-releasing hormone may be leading to prescribers “unwittingly breaking the law”.…
Managing and reducing polypharmacy when prescribing An overview of the challenges that multiple medicines management may present for prescribers, with advice on approaches prescribing pharmacists can adopt to best support patients.…
Pharmacists in primary care should be ‘enabled to prioritise’ structured medication reviews, says RPS The Royal Pharmaceutical Society policy statement says primary care networks must recognise that they are accountable for delivering structured medication reviews.…
