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, [...]
Llyr Huws Griffiths, Plaid Cymru’s Assembly Member for the North Wales region, recently visited Cohens Pharmacy in Colwyn Bay for a first-hand experience of how community pharmacies serve his constituents. Mr Griffiths was welcomed to the pharmacy by pharmacist Robert Carroll and Fiona Jones, a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Welsh Pharmacy Board, who [...]
The 21 candidates who are standing in the three national pharmacy board elections have just been announced. In the 2016 National Pharmacy Board elections, there are five non-sectoral vacancies on the English Pharmacy Board, three non-sectoral places on the Scottish Pharmacy Board, and two community places, one vacancy for any eligible member, and one casual [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
