Scotland

Scottish government invests £2.85m to expand experiential learning of student pharmacists to new settings

Almost £3m is being invested by the Scottish government to expand experiential learning of student pharmacists, with some funding being used to enable students to experience remote and rural practice.…

One in four bipolar patients not receiving effective treatment, study finds

Patients with bipolar disorder are not being prescribed effective treatment and some patients are receiving drugs that could make their symptoms worse, a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has suggested.…

Scottish Pharmacy Board election 2019

The scheme for the 2019 election provides for three places on the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scottish Pharmacy Board for Members or Fellows who work or live wholly or mainly in Scotland. Full details of eligibility criteria are set out at https://www.rpharms.com/about-us/who-we-are/national-b…

Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 23 January 2019

The most recent Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting covered the 2019 business plan, budget priorities, focusing attention on pharmacists at the early stages of their career, and the future of ‘closed business’.…

Pharmacotherapy service may have to be altered owing to workforce shortages

Plans for every GP practice in Scotland to have the support of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician may have to be adjusted owing to workforce shortages, pharmacy leaders have warned.…

Scottish dispensing doctors to receive £2,000 for FMD costs

Dispensing GP practices in Scotland will receive £2,000 from the government to cover the costs of complying with the Falsified Medicines Directive,  but there is no information on whether pharmacists will be given similar funding.…

Nine out of ten patients rate minor ailments scheme as ‘excellent’

The community pharmacy-run minor ailments scheme in Scotland has been an overwhelming success, according to independent research which, for the first time, sought the views of patients who use it.…

NHS ten-year plan: good for pharmacists, but what about pharmacies?

Although the ‘NHS Long-Term Plan’ outlines some potential new roles for pharmacists, the lack of detail on plans for community pharmacy are cause for concern.…

Welsh and Scottish governments request Brexit meeting with Hancock

The Welsh and Scottish governments have written to health and social care secretary Matt Hancock to request a meeting where they can “talk practically about preparations for Brexit”.…

Universal staffing difficulties reported by Scottish pharmacy owners

Every respondent to a Community Pharmacy Scotland survey has reported having staffing issues. …