07 October 2008
Proactive media activity by the 2008 British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) press office team paid dividends as pharmacy practice research into prescribing in nursing homes hit the front pages of The Daily Telegraph. (press release...) (more...)
07 October 2008
On Saturday 25 October the Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is running a day of free drop-in activities for The Big Draw, a national initiative designed to encourage people to draw as a means of expressing themselves. (press release...) (more...)
25 September 2008
Which? magazine this week published a report entitled A test of your own medicine, which investigated the advice provided by pharmacies across the United Kingdom. (press release...)
25 September 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) and the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences will be hosting a joint symposium, Equipping students for a changing profession, at the RPSGB’s London offices on 10 November 2008. (press release...) (more...)
23 September 2008
Commenting on the promise to abolish prescription charges for cancer patients, the Chair of the English Pharmacy Board of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Beth Taylor said: (press statement...)
18 September 2008
The Department of Health has sent out a letter giving information about a report on the Oracle Children Study being published online by The Lancet on 18 September. (more...)
16 September 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain begins its 2008 research-based pharmacy workforce census this week, with the results set to provide a snapshot of the last 6 years and identify important work patterns and trends among the profession. (press release...) (more...)
16 September 2008
A one-day conference organised by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is taking place on Tuesday 14 October 2008, at the RPSGB’s London offices. The event, Making IT happen for pharmacy: Developing the IT agenda for pharmacy in England, will explore how pharmacists can rise to the challenge of IT developments in community pharmacy and consider ways to enhance the delivery of services. (press release...) (more...)
10 September 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Council will meet in Cardiff for the first time on October 7 and 8. The decision to meet in Cardiff Bay is aimed at bringing Council closer to the Society's members in Wales, and helping them to set in context the work of the Welsh Board and members in Wales. (press release...)
10 September 2008
The Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has announced that it will introduce both staged payments and a low income fee in 2009. Membership fees for 2009 will increase at around the level of inflation. (press release...)
09 September 2008
The daily magazine for BPC 2008 delegates, BPC Today, is now available. (more...)
08 September 2008
The President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, Mr Steve Churton, used his conference address at the 2008 British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester to call for unity within the pharmacy profession as the new professional body begins to take shape. (more...)
08 September 2008
The winners of the Pharmacy RX Factor were announced by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's Chief Executive and Registrar, Jeremy Holmes, at the British Pharmaceutical Conference dinner on Sunday 7 September. (press release...) (more...)
07 September 2008
The principal bodies representing the Pharmacy sector have agreed to ensure that the opportunities presented by the White Paper Pharmacy in England: Building on strengths - delivering the future become a reality. (press release...)
06 September 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has published its first Fitness to Practise Report, in line with its new regulatory responsibilities outlined in the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 (the Order). (press release...) (more...)