Education

In early 2025, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) will ask members and fellows whether they wish it to be renamed the Royal College of Pharmacy. Two-thirds must agree. My vote, presently, is for college status but I might change my mind.

Boots pharmacists can expect a 4% uplift in pay, while pharmacist store managers and long-time pharmacist workers will see new minimum pay rates, the PDA has announced.

NHS England (NHSE) has revealed plans to add extra patient safety training to pharmacy continued professional development (CPD) requirements.  

Aston University has revealed its new £3.3m pharmacy training laboratory.

The locum booking platform has announced a new scheme offering five final-year MPharm students £1,000 “to support their education” and the opportunity to become “brand ambassadors”. 

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NHSE chief pharmacist David Webb has announced a big boost to funded training places for pharmacy technicians in community pharmacies at the APTUK annual conference.

"I'm really, really, scared. I don't want to give the wrong information and I don't want to give the wrong product. And I don't know if I'm ever going to know enough to do it."

The union has raised concerns about a report’s “suggestion” to include designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) responsibilities in pharmacists’ job descriptions. 

The pharmacy regulator is “seeking experienced providers” to fulfill a four-year-long, multi-million-pound registration examination contract.