Community pharmacy paediatric palliative care pilot launched in Scotland A 12-month pilot of a community pharmacy-led palliative care service specifically targeted at children has launched in Scotland.…
Community pharmacy referral scheme is not a new concept The community pharmacist consultation service has been lauded since it was announced in July 2019, but it is similar to schemes that have been tried in recent years.…
Number of preregistration pharmacists increases by 60% in one year A record number of pharmacy graduates in Wales have taken up preregistration placements for the year 2020/2021, the government has said.…
Scottish government pledges 120 more preregistration places over three years The Scottish government has committed to creating 120 additional pharmacy preregistration training places over the next three years, as part of its health and social care workforce plan.…
Top ten most popular articles from Your RPS in 2019 There have been big changes across the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in 2019: it has been a year of new faces, new campaigns, new publications and, for the RPS in Scotland, a new home.…
More than 40% of adults in England have a long-term condition, survey reveals Results from a survey of almost 8,200 adults has found that more than 40% of adults in England are living with at least one long-term medical condition.…
Like mother, like son: moving to the UK from Baghdad to excel in pharmacy When Fadya Al-Hamadani arrived in the UK to study for a PhD in pharmacy, her son could speak only a few words in English, but now he is studying to become a pharmacist like her.…
Pharmacotherapy service will not be standard across Scotland The design of the GP-based pharmacotherapy service planned for Scotland; including whether it is provided mainly by pharmacists or technicians, is being left to local decisions, it has emerged.…
Scotland’s first heroin-assisted treatment service launched in Glasgow Scotland’s first heroin-assisted treatment service has launched in Glasgow city centre. However, a pharmacist involved in designing the service has said a drug consumption room is needed to run alongside it. …
Social care should be considered when deciding where pharmacies are sited, says RPS Wales Pharmaceutical needs assessments in Wales should include an assessment of local populations’ social care requirements, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales has said.…
