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Paul Bennett: ‘We’ve got a real opportunity to make a difference’

Just a few weeks after the Royal Pharmaeutical Society published its declaration of climate and ecological emergency, we caught up with chief executive Paul Bennett to find out what members can expect from this campaign.…

Additional £28m for primary care in Scotland may be used to accelerate recruitment of GP pharmacists

Exclusive: Critics argue that pharmacy should have been specifically mentioned in the funding announcement, owing to the impact additional winter pressures could have on pharmacy services.…

Pharmacists to join NHS industrial action over pay rise offer

Exclusive: The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists says it will encourage its members to join any industrial action planned over pay.…

Medicine deliveries to community pharmacies disrupted by fuel crisis

Despite some issues with fuel supply affecting pharmacies in parts of England, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee says “there currently appears to be no issue with supply of medicines into the country”.…

Break in cancer treatment cuts side effects and does not affect life expectancy, study finds

A trial has shown that breaks from first-line treatments for patients with metastatic and/or locally advanced kidney cancer did not cause meaningful detriment to their life expectancy or quality of life.…

Museum treasures: Lapis judaicus, from the Burges Collection of materia medica, 1745–1807

An ancient treatment for urinary disorders.…

RPS calls on government to do more to tackle health inequalities

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has co-signed a letter to prime minister Boris Johnson outlining why a cross-government strategy would strengthen the new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, due to launch on 1 October 2021.…

Why it is too soon to celebrate the Alzheimer’s ‘wonder drug’

The US approval of aducanumab — the first disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer’s disease — based on a trial with a surrogate endpoint, has caused quite a stir. Here we look at the controversy and what the approval might mean for Alzheimer’s research.…

Universities must teach future pharmacists about protecting the environment

Educating pharmacy students on how to work sustainably in their future careers will increase awareness of climate change and allow for effective mitigation strategies in the profession.…

Lack of diversity among senior NHS pharmacists, data show

Exclusive: Data has revealed that of 41 senior pharmacy staff employed by NHS England and Improvement at Band 8a and above, 30 are of white ethnicity.…