Local pharmaceutical committees should consider merging Local pharmaceutical committees (LPCs) should consider merging to improve their chances of winning bids for services from commissioning bodies.…
Issue of professionalism sparks debate at Pharmacy Show The people who own and control pharmacies have a responsibility to create a working environment that allows professionalism to flourish.…
Flying the flag for pharmacy Aileen Bryson, policy and practice lead for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland, highlighted the services provided by pharmacists at the Labour Party Conference…
Views on sharing discharge information with pharmacists Focus groups reveal different opinions on which information should be shared with community pharmacists.…
Scotland’s fund for accessing new drugs evolves and expandsA £40m fund to make new medicines available to people with rare conditions or those at the end of life has been announced by the Scottish government.…
General Pharmaceutical Council to review standards on conduct, ethics and performance The pharmacy regulator is to review its core standards for pharmacists in light of increased demands being placed on pharmacy.…
Taking responsibility as a UK final medical signatory As a medical science liaison, Lisa McCluskey travels worldwide presenting medical information. She has now been appointed final medical signatory, a role recently made available to pharmacists.…
Annual national flu vaccination programme kicks off in EnglandFour-year-old children in England are being offered a free influenza vaccination on the NHS for the first time as part of the annual national programme.…
How do the Conservatives view pharmacy? Sibby Buckle shares her thoughts from the Conservative Party conference…
All NHS patients will be assigned an ‘accountable GP’ under 2015 contract All patients in England will have a named GP responsible for co-ordinating their care under changes to the national contract announced on 30 September 2014.…