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Pharmacy bodies discuss disability barriers at Scottish parliament

Meeting looked at ways disabled pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can be better supported

05 Oct 2022

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RPS: Employers and unions must find solutions to burnout and closures

RPS urges pharmacy employers and trade unions to hold roundtable discussions

06 Sep 2022

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PDA seeks answers on pharmacy professional leadership commission

PDA presses CPhO David Webb on why the commission was set up and who is funding it

05 Sep 2022

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PDA chair expresses concern at government interference in RPS

Koziol questions whether the RPS can effectively scrutinise and oppose government proposals in future

05 Aug 2022

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Pharmacy faces workforce shortages and needs a plan, says select committee

The Committee said an “integrated and funded" pharmacy workforce plan should be laid before parliament within 12 months.

25 Jul 2022

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Commission launched to examine pharmacy professional leadership across UK

The UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership will meet up to four times this year.

07 Jun 2022

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RPS ‘thinking about’ launching professional indemnity cover

RPS gauging members' interest in a potential new indemnity service.

31 May 2022

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RPS urges Government to draft pharmacy workforce retention strategy

Pharmacists at high risk of burnout, the RPS warns health select committee.

25 May 2022

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Pharmacogenomics should be part of MPharm degree, says RPS

All pharmacists should have receive genomics training, says the Society in a new paper.

23 May 2022

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Voter turnout for English Pharmacy Board down on last year

The election saw 1,534 from 19,512 eligible voters cast their vote compared with 2,284 from 19,400 in 2021.

11 May 2022

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RPS losing members, annual accounts reveal

Society reveals it lost over 1,500 members in 2021.

06 May 2022

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High-level talks on obesity produce recommendations on pharmacy’s role

The event concluded everyone with diabetes should have access to weight management services in pharmacies.

03 May 2022

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Ridge calls for review of RPS progress on founding ambitions

Society needs to guard against being too inward looking, warns former CPhO.

12 Apr 2022

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RPS president criticised over FIP remark on Twitter

Claire Anderson appeared to contradict the RPS's reason for leaving the International Pharmaceutical Federation.

11 Apr 2022

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Ten contenders for RPS English Pharmacy Board election

Voting opens on April 29 for five vacancies. Those elected will serve a three-year term.

11 Apr 2022

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RPS promises independent review of decision-making processes

There have been concerns about a lack of transparency and the strategic direction the RPS is heading in.

01 Apr 2022

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