Welsh Pharmacy Board Re-Elects Suzanne Scott-Thomas

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales has announced that Suzanne Scott-Thomas has been re-elected to serve a second term as Chair of the Welsh Pharmacy Board, while Paul Harris has also been re-elected as Vice Chair and assembly member. Speaking after her re-election, Suzanne said, ‘I really am delighted to be re-elected as Chair of [...]

By |2016-06-22T13:18:30+00:00June 22nd, 2016|Achievement|Comments Off on Welsh Pharmacy Board Re-Elects Suzanne Scott-Thomas

Results of 2016 National Pharmacy Board Elections Announced

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has revealed the results of the 2016 National Pharmacy Board elections.   England Pharmacy Board   The five candidates elected to the English Pharmacy Board are as follows: David Branford Elizabeth Butterfield Sharon Isobel ‘Sibby’ Buckle David Carter Tracey Thornley   Please note: All candidates were elected to ‘any sector’ places, [...]

By |2016-06-01T13:59:58+00:00June 2nd, 2016|Achievement|Comments Off on Results of 2016 National Pharmacy Board Elections Announced

National Pharmacy Board Elections Now Open

Voting for the National Pharmacy Board elections is now open, providing an opportunity for you to shape the future of your profession in England, Scotland and Wales. You can find out more about the candidates on the election voting pages by reading their election statements and watching their videos: England Scotland Wales Additionally, you can read replies by [...]

By |2016-05-06T14:18:52+00:00May 6th, 2016|Achievement|Comments Off on National Pharmacy Board Elections Now Open

CPW Elects New Chair and Vice-Chair

Community Pharmacy Wales (CPW) has elected a new Chair and Vice-Chair for the forthcoming year. At its annual meeting, CPW board members elected Pembrokeshire pharmacist Phil Parry as its new Chair, a post he held for some for some 12 years prior to 2009. Phil owns and is superintendent of Drigarn Cyf which operates as [...]

By |2016-04-25T13:41:07+00:00April 25th, 2016|Achievement|Comments Off on CPW Elects New Chair and Vice-Chair

JustMilk’s Drug Delivery Breast Feeding Aid in Award Win

A UCL School of Pharmacy collaboration on a novel infant drug and nutrient breast feeding aid won first prize in Pitch@Palace 5.0. Delivering drugs in a safe, efficacious and robust manner is significantly difficult in children with neonates, being the most challenging sub-population. This is a particular challenge in low resource settings, where access to [...]

By |2016-04-04T15:33:43+00:00April 4th, 2016|Achievement, Innovation, Paediatrics|Comments Off on JustMilk’s Drug Delivery Breast Feeding Aid in Award Win

Community Pharmacy (Health Board) Committee Elections 2016 Results Revealed

The results for the Community Pharmacy (Health Board) Committee Elections 2016 have been announced: Members elected to Community Pharmacy Ayrshire & Arran John Connolly, Deans Pharmacy, 53 Macphail Drive, Kilmarnock, KA3 7ET, Morag McConnell, McConnell Pharmacy, 27 Mauchline Road, Hurlford, KA1 5AB, Stephen McCormick, Drongan Pharmacy, 15 Glencraig Street, Drongan, KA6 7AS Representative(s) of the Company Chemists [...]

By |2016-03-15T23:08:07+00:00March 15th, 2016|Achievement, Community Pharmacy|Comments Off on Community Pharmacy (Health Board) Committee Elections 2016 Results Revealed

Northern Ireland’s Healthcare Professionals Take a Bow

The cream of Northern Ireland’s healthcare industry took a bow last Thursday night as the 17th annual Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards once again descended upon the Europa Hotel in Belfast. The glittering gala grants the province’s healthcare professionals the opportunity to highlight their own work and to receive the accolades of their peers. This year [...]

By |2016-02-29T22:05:38+00:00February 29th, 2016|Achievement|Comments Off on Northern Ireland’s Healthcare Professionals Take a Bow

Johnson & Johnson Tops IDEA Pharma’s Productive Innovation Index for the Fourth Consecutive Year

The sixth annual Productive Innovation Index released by IDEA Pharma, which ranks biopharmaceutical companies by their ability to successfully bring innovations to market, sees Johnson & Johnson top the industry for the fourth year running. The Productive Innovation Index measures, scores and celebrates a company's ability to deliver innovation to patients, by objectively evaluating performance data based [...]

By |2016-02-25T13:19:44+00:00February 25th, 2016|Achievement, Innovation|Comments Off on Johnson & Johnson Tops IDEA Pharma’s Productive Innovation Index for the Fourth Consecutive Year

NHS Highland Pharmacists in National Awards

A pioneering NHS Highland patient safety initiative and an innovative Islay pharmacist are both in the running for this year’s Scottish Pharmacist Awards. The health board’s Scottish Patient Safety Programme – Pharmacy in Primary Care team (SPSP-PPC) has been nominated as a finalist in the Innovation and Change in Pharmacy category, and Catriona Brodie from [...]

By |2016-01-26T16:00:54+00:00January 26th, 2016|Achievement|Comments Off on NHS Highland Pharmacists in National Awards