24 July 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain’s Council today agreed to various minor changes to the new non-referral threshold criteria which have been in operation since 3 June 2008. (press release...) (more...)
22 July 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain is participating in an international survey, organised by the Professional Associations Research Network, which aims to discover how members of professional bodies feel about the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) that they undertake. (press release...) (more...)
15 July 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain today gave its views on the Final Report by Lord Darzi to the House of Commons. (press release...) (more...)
15 July 2008
The Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is inviting people to get a dose of history with its new Behind the Scenes initiative. (press release...) (more...)
08 July 2008
The English Pharmacy Board (EPB) of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain welcomes the government’s recognition of the role of pharmacy in delivering patient choice through community based services, as mentioned in the NHS Next Stage Review report Our vision for primary and community care. (press release...) (more...)
08 July 2008
Beth Taylor was affirmed as the new Chair of the English Pharmacy Board (EPB) at its meeting in Manchester on 02 July. (press release...) (more...)
08 July 2008
Following the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Rapid Response Report into opioids, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain is reminding pharmacists to remain vigilant in ensuring that the correct dosages are given to individual patients. (press statement...) (more...)
08 July 2008
The English Pharmacy Board (EPB) of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain headed for Manchester last week (01 and 02 July) for its first formal meeting to be held outside of the Society’s London headquarters. (press release...)
08 July 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain’s Policy Development Unit has commissioned a report, titled Community pharmacy and alcohol-misuse services:a review of policy and practice, to assess the feasibility of community pharmacy-based services for alcohol misuse, and to identify how such services would fit with government alcohol policies in England, Scotland and Wales. (press release...) (more...)
01 July 2008
Responding to yesterday’s (30 June) report by Lord Darzi, Under Secretary of State for Health, titled, Our Future, Our NHS, the English Pharmacy Board (EPB) of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain have identified a number of areas that will be of interest to pharmacy in particular: (press statement...) (more...)
01 July 2008
The NHS celebrates its diamond anniversary on Saturday 5 July. Since its inception in 1948 pharmacists have evolved to become an integral part of the healthcare team. To mark this special occasion, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has launched a web video reflecting on the history of pharmacy and its development over the last six decades. (press release...) (more...)
01 July 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has announced plans to restructure its internal directorates in order to help prepare the way for the new professional body and General Pharmaceutical Council. (press release...)
30 June 2008
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has appointed David Pruce to the newly created position of Director of Policy and Communications. (press release...)
30 June 2008
A new technique that effectively delivers drugs to the eyes, using microscopic needles, could offer hope to the millions of patients worldwide suffering from common eye diseases that threaten vision such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. (press release...)
29 June 2008
Responding to reports today of the Government's plan to speed up the approval of drugs for use in the NHS in a bid to bring an end to "postcode lottery" Steve Churton, President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB), said: (press statement...)