Wales

RPS Wales open survey on wellbeing in the Welsh pharmacy sector

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in Wales is conducting a survey to determine the current level of wellbeing across the Welsh pharmacy sector. The Welsh Pharmacy Board has agreed to focus on wellbeing in the workforce as a priority for 2018. The survey results will be used…

Welsh hospital pharmacy sector prepares for the Falsified Medicines Directive

Representatives from hospital pharmacy teams across Wales attended a workshop on the Falsified Medicines Directive at RPS Wales’ offices in Cardiff, on 6 March 2018…

Dementia Action Plan for Wales looks at antipsychotic use

The use of antipsychotic medication for dementia patients should be a “short-term intervention”, the Welsh Government has said in its new Dementia Action Plan for Wales.…

RPS Wales welcomes announcement of £100m transformation fund

The Welsh government will invest £100m to transform the nation’s health and social care services.…

Welsh Pharmacy Board meeting report: January 2018

The Welsh Pharmacy Board held the first meeting of 2018 at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Welsh offices in Pontprennau, Cardiff…

Pharmacy is on the up

Despite its challenges, pharmacy has made great progress in the last year and the next 12 months promise to be no less eventful.…

Bevan Commission calls for prevention-first model for healthcare in Wales

Great niece of NHS architect Aneurin Bevan has called for an “urgent revolution” in the NHS in Wales…

Doctor dispensing is no longer relevant and undermines pharmacy

I have been a community pharmacist since 1974 and am now semi-retired. I have been fortunate enough to have lived and worked all my life in an area of outstanding natural beauty in North Wales; within ten minutes of locking the pharmacy I could be on the golf course or out in the bay on the boat&nbs…

Feedback sought from Welsh community pharmacy technicians

The Wales Centre for Pharmacy Professional Education is launching an online survey into Welsh community pharmacy technician roles.…

Cardiff University alumni: contribute to pharmacy centenary commemorations

In October 2019, the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Cardiff University celebrates a centenary of pharmacy education. The School’s plans to mark this occasion include the publication of a book that explores the full 100 years of its history, alongside a programme of eve…