The Prescription Charges Coalition are calling upon the government to review the outdated Medical Exemption Criteria and end unfair prescription charges for people with long-term medical conditions in England. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is a member of the coalition, which consists of 40 leading charity and professional body organisations. The coalition is calling on the government to [...]
The UK’s increasingly ageing population means that the Specials’ market is going to mushroom over the next few decades. Let’s take a look at some of the current statistics and speak to some of the major movers and shakers. There are positive signs that the balance between cost and quality is being restored in the Specials [...]
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has published updated guidance to support pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in England, Scotland and Wales who have access to patient electronic health records (EHRs). Electronic Health Records (EHR): Guidance for Community Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians informs pharmacy professionals on key principles concerning the maintenance and use of EHRs of all [...]
The second @WePharmacists ’24 hours in pharmacy’ Twitter event takes is taking place on 24th March. The social media event is a brilliant opportunity to put a spotlight on all the great work that pharmacists from all sectors do for patients every day and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is urging the profession to get involved. For [...]
After making a substantial contribution since 2008, Patrick Stubbs has decided to move on from his role as Director of Marketing and Membership at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). He will work with the society until late June. Patrick commented, ‘I have enjoyed my nearly eight years with the RPS and it has been rewarding [...]
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in Scotland will be sharing pharmacists’ pledges from the workshops on opioid dependency on social media over the next week. The pledges show how pharmacists are changing their approach to patients with opioid dependency after attending the workshops, which are being repeated in Aberdeen, Dunfermline and Elgin. Opioid dependency has [...]
Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Wales has launched its care home policy, Improving Medicines Use for Care Home Residents. Drawing on advice from experts within the pharmacy profession, as well as other health and social care professionals and patient representative groups, five key themes have been identified as areas for immediate support from the pharmacy team: Polypharmacy [...]
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has produced a decision tool for community pharmacists as a guide to accessing a patient’s electronic Summary Care Record (SCR). SCRs are an electronic summary of key clinical information about patients taken from their NHS GP record. Authorised healthcare professionals who join a controlled scheme can view a patient’s SCR, once the patient [...]
There are a number of vacancies available on the Pharmaceutical Science Expert Advisory Panel (PS EAP). The PS EAP, which was established in 2010, draws from the breadth of academic, clinical, industrial, community and regulatory pharmacy settings, and provides advice and guidance to RPS, and thereby to the pharmacy profession as a whole, on emergent [...]
RPS in Scotland is calling for a pharmacist in every care home to ensure safe and appropriate use of medicines. Research has demonstrated that working as part of the multidisciplinary team, pharmacist-led medicine reviews in care homes leads to better health outcomes and an improved quality of life. RPS in Scotland’s report, Improving pharmaceutical care [...]
