How will we generate the new generation of prescribing pharmacists? The Pharmaceutical Journal’s health policy columnist looks at how, in practice, new cohorts of prescribing pharmacists can be taught and supervised.…
Director for RPS Scotland wins FIP Congress oral presentation prize Laura Wilson said she hopes her presentation helped to encourage pharmacists “from across the world to consider how hospital clinical pharmacy services can be transformed to enhance patient care”.…
Whole-pack dispensing to be introduced from January 2025 following legislation change Community Pharmacy England says professional judgement should be used to assess whether dispensing 10% more or less than the quantity prescribed is appropriate.…
Call for papers: palliative and end-of-life care The Pharmaceutical Journal would like to invite UK pharmacy professionals to let us know what they are doing in their local area to improve access to palliative and end-of-life care.…
Pharmacy2U blocked from taking over LloydsDirect premises The application was refused on the basis that the appeals committee “could not be satisfied that there are procedures likely to secure safe and effective provision of essential services”.…
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.…
What will it take to fix pharmacy’s stubbornly unchanged ethnicity pay gap? The Pharmaceutical Journal’s latest survey data show ethnic minority pharmacists continue to be paid less than their white colleagues.…
Pharmacist-led trial to assess impact of outreach on homeless people secures government funding Under the programme, pharmacists and third sector homelessness workers offer outreach to address health and social care needs in people experiencing homelessness.…
Best practice principles for inclusive care of transgender and non-binary patients How pharmacists can best contribute to the care of transgender and non-binary patients, outlining additional considerations to ensure equitable care of this patient group.…
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.…
