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RPS election results announced

Turnout increased slightly but membership numbers continue to fall.

22 May 2024

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I am standing for the RPS English Pharmacy Board. This is why

Yasmin Karsan, MRPharmS, PhD, MSc, IP, explains why she is standing in this year’s election.

17 May 2024

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Long read: Time to bite the CPPE bullet – some facts, history and proposals

It is great to see the work on reform of professional leadership in pharmacy finally starting its delivery phase. The appointments to the UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board should get the show properly on the road, says Keith Ridge, former chief pharmaceutical officer for England.

13 May 2024

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I am standing for the RPS English Pharmacy Board. This is why

Ankish Patel, chief pharmacist and head of PCN Workforce Nottingham City GP Alliance, explains why he is a candidate.

10 May 2024

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RPS membership numbers drop again

According to the Society’s 2023 Annual Report, there were a total of 37,474 members at the end of 2023 compared with 38,193 in 2022.

09 May 2024

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Opinion: I am standing for the RPS English Pharmacy Board. This is why

“Why are you bothering to stand for election to the RPS English Pharmacy Board?” was a question I was recently asked. Candidate Steve Churton reflects on his personal motivation and explains...

07 May 2024

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UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board meetings underway

Three-year programme to improve collaboration across the UK pharmacy professional leadership bodies and specialist professional groups gets underway.

07 May 2024

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PDA: Pharmacy professional leadership board must publish more details about members

The Pharmacists’ Defence Association wants information about organisations members are associated and involved with to be published.

22 Apr 2024

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Three community pharmacy representatives appointed to UK leadership board

Expert members announced ahead of first meeting on April 23.

11 Apr 2024

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Pharmacy Magazine Podcast – Talking Pharmacy, January 19

The Editors are back with the first Talking Pharmacy pod of the year and their predictions – good and bad – for community pharmacy in 2024.

19 Jan 2024

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PDA repeats call for CQC to regulate pharmacy premises

Non-pharmacist business owners should also be regulated, he told MPs at an evidence session for the parliamentary pharmacy inquiry.

18 Jan 2024

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A remarkable feat of resilience and commitment

Wherever you practise in the UK, winter means more work. Pharmacies have a lot on their plate – and I don’t just mean Christmas dinner, says NPA chair Nick Kaye.

14 Dec 2023

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Professional Leadership Advisory Board launches and chair announced

Sir Hugh Taylor, who has held senior roles in the Department of Health and Social Care and Cabinet Office, is the Board’s independent chair.

23 Oct 2023

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Leadership commission lacks transparency and makes slow progress

Royal Pharmaceutical Society chief executive Paul Bennett and president Claire Anderson have criticised the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership.

08 Sep 2023

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Opinion: We need one vision and one voice

The lack of a single voice in pharmacy continues to hold the sector back, says Mike Holden, associate director, Pharmacy Complete.

16 Aug 2023

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