Tag: Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Health professional leaders call for action to reduce environmental impact of medicine prescribing
Three leading healthcare bodies in Scotland have called for action to reduce the environmental impact caused by medicine prescribing.
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges...
RPS teams up with a charity to develop new standards in end of life care for community pharmacy
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has launched a partnership with the charity Marie Curie to develop professional standards in end of life care for community...
‘Workforce strategy must harness skills of independent prescribers in clinical care’
The fusion of the unique in-depth understanding of medicines by pharmacists together with the competence to prescribe offers will improve access to care and...
‘Covid positive community pharmacy staff in Scotland will not attend work for five days’
The community pharmacy staff in Scotland will not be required to work for a minimum of five full days if they test positive for...
RPS unhappy over delay to enact HRT prepayment scheme
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has expressed its disappointment over the recent announcement by pharmacy minister Maria Caulfield postponing the prepayment scheme for Hormone Replacement...
Avril Chester to join RPS as Chief Technology Officer from June
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has appointed Avril Chester as its new Chief Technology Officer.
Avril joins the RPS in June and will be accountable...