Pharmacy teams should be integral to humanitarian organisations Why humanitarian pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are crucial for the global management of medicines and health technologies.…
Health psychology and advanced communication skills for prescribers An introduction to the principles of health psychology that can be applied during consultations with patients.…
Pharmaceuticals detected in 52 out of 54 river sites in English national parks Researchers detected 31 APIs in rivers in 8 out of England's 10 national parks in 2022, with the most common being cetirizine, metformin and fexofenadine.…
Mark Drakeford appointed as Welsh health and social care cabinet secretary The former first minister of Wales has been appointed to the cabinet on an interim basis.…
GPhC to add net zero targets into its pharmacy regulatory processes The regulator has outlined plans to include environmental sustainability in its standards for pharmacy professionals and registered pharmacy premises, with its full action plan to be published later in August 2024.…
Stephen Kinnock appointed as pharmacy minister Kinnock said his team would be “working relentlessly to address challenges and seize opportunities for change across the portfolio”.…
Pharmacy bodies call on new health secretary to boost funding for sector The joint letter to Wes Streeting called for sufficient funding, holistic workforce planning and improved medicines security to help address the challenges faced by the NHS.…
Taking the temperature of embedding environmental sustainability in pharmacy practice As part of a multidisciplinary leadership development programme, Sarah Cowans surveyed pharmacy colleagues on the barriers and enablers to implementing sustainable initiatives in practice.…
SNP pledges ‘framework’ for drug consumption rooms in manifesto As part of its manifesto for the UK general election, the Scottish National Party also said it would decriminalise drugs for personal use.…
Conservative Party pledges to expand Pharmacy First funding to £250m a year The Conservatives say they would expand the areas offered under Pharmacy First to include menopause support, contraception and treatment for chest infection.…
