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Churton resigns from English Pharmacy Board

Differences over opportunities to contribute to the Society’s Royal College bid and concerns over engagement strategy cited as the reasons.

19 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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NPA chief Rees announces departure after a year at the helm

Paul Rees announces his departure less than a year after starting with the NPA.

18 Nov 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Time to cut back on services? A look at the NPA's work to rule vote

Is the vote a necessary last resort – or an unwanted distraction?

06 Nov 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists seeks clarity from RPS over Royal College plans

GHP president Rob Connah wrote to RPS chief executive Paul Bennett and president Claire Anderson about the proposal's implications.

22 Oct 2024 , 1 Min Article

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CPE promises ‘permanent changes’ to its voting committee as multiples downsize

CPE indicates large multiples may have fewer committee seats in future.

01 Oct 2024 , 2 Min Article

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RPS moves to become Royal College and register as a charity

Autumn consultation and 2025 member vote to follow announcement of move to Royal College of Pharmacy

12 Sep 2024 , 3 Min Article

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Numark unveils its principles of future pharmacy practice

Principles designed to integrate community pharmacy “more deeply” into primary care.

10 Sep 2024 , 1 Min Article

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We must all say no to working for free

Pharmacy must cut back on free work and act as one - the way GPs do

15 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Our negotiators must move past a decade of poor performance

With pharmacies paying an extra £1.5m for CPE, better results are needed

09 Aug 2024 , 1 Min Article

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UK riots: Pharmacies urged not to take ‘unnecessary risks’

Pharmacies urged to liaise with police in areas that have seen violent unrest.

06 Aug 2024 , 2 Min Article

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Outsider: What’s in a name?

Reports of the recently rebranded IPA have Outsider reaching for his beer...

12 Jun 2024 , 1 Min Article

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Why won’t the RPS come clean about its membership?

If the Society wants to be more transparent, why is it still so guarded on membership numbers?

24 May 2024 , 1 Min Article

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RPS election results announced

Turnout increased slightly but membership numbers continue to fall.

22 May 2024 , 3 Min Article

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I am standing for the RPS English Pharmacy Board. This is why

Ankish Patel, chief pharmacist and head of PCN Workforce Nottingham City GP Alliance, explains why he is a candidate.

10 May 2024 , 3 Min Article

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RPS membership numbers drop again

According to the Society’s 2023 Annual Report, there were a total of 37,474 members at the end of 2023 compared with 38,193 in 2022.

09 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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UK Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board meetings underway

Three-year programme to improve collaboration across the UK pharmacy professional leadership bodies and specialist professional groups gets underway.

07 May 2024 , 2 Min Article

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