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Calling all pharmacy history buffs

12 Mar 10 | 16.09 | England Scotland Wales

A TV company is looking for pharmacists to contribute towards a BBC 2 documentary series about pharmacy in the Victorian age, which is being aired in April 2010 more >
GPhC steps out of the shadow

12 Mar 10 | 16.01 | England Scotland Wales

The General Pharmaceutical Council became a legal entity and has a constitution from today (12 March 2010), a spokeswoman for the GPhC told PJ Online more >
Conservatives would allow service change to be determined locally

12 Mar 10 | 15.55 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Service change within the NHS would be enabled at a local level under a Conservative Government, according to shadow health minister Stephen O’Brien more >
Pharmacy bodies call for clarity over how to use PNAs

12 Mar 10 | 16.02 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Clarity needs to be given on how pharmaceutical needs assessments (PNAs) can be used, the National Pharmacy Association has said in its response to a consultation on draft regulations governing PNAs, where it raises concerns about inappropriate use more >
Community pharmacists from minority ethnic groups less satisfied at work

12 Mar 10 | 10.54 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Community pharmacists with minority ethnic backgrounds have significantly less work satisfaction than their white colleagues in the same sector, according to the latest results of the longitudinal cohort study of pharmacy careers published this week by the Pharmacy Practice Research Trust more >
Register of Pharmacists

12 Mar 10 | 7.07 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

The following people have voluntarily removed themselves from the Register of Pharmacists more >
PJ letters (13 March 2010) (RPSGB members only)

12 Mar 10 | 7.02 | England EU International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Letters published in the 13 March 2010 issue of The Pharmaceutical Journal more >
Everyone’s business

11 Mar 10 | 17.45 | England Scotland Wales

We publish the first in a short series of articles from the research strategy team of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society — giving a flavour of what support the professional body will offer members in the future more >
Pharmacy practice research has an impact on each and every pharmacist

11 Mar 10 | 17.32 | England Scotland Wales

In this first in a series of three articles on research, Rachel Roberts and Erika Kennington, research strategy co-ordinators for the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, explains that research is not just for academics but is about real issues that affect patients and pharmacists more >
Want to do more for patients with skin problems but lack training? Read on ...

11 Mar 10 | 16.46 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

There is no doubt that community pharmacists can make an important contribution to the care of patients with skin diseases. But, in order to define this role more clearly, information is needed about skin problems community pharmacists commonly see, explains Rod Tucker more >