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EDX/20/1154
Date of prep: December 2020

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Why has a pharmacist never contributed to the daily briefings?

21st February 2021 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

Despite the importance of medicines and vaccines during this pandemic, pharmacist voices have not cut through when it comes to the public discourse.

Filed Under: Insight, Opinion Tagged With: Daily briefing, pharmacist

GPhC say pharmacists should be able to independently prescribe upon registration

13th November 2020 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

The GPhC Council has agreed on the overall direction of the review of the standards for initial education and training of pharmacists.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: education, GPhC, pharmacist

The great pharmacy identity crisis

20th January 2020 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

If we, as pharmacists, don’t fully understand our identity – which I think we don’t – then we should not be surprised when the general public doesn’t either.

Filed Under: News, Opinion Tagged With: Identity crisis, pharmacist, Pharmacist identity, pharmacy, pharmacy in practice, PIP

New RPS foundation framework prepares pharmacists for prescribing

17th November 2019 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

The new RPS Foundation Pharmacist Framework is published today to support the future of pharmacy education and training across the UK. The new framework sets out the capabilities that will be needed by foundation pharmacists to meet the growing demand for pharmacists to provide increasingly complex clinical care across a range of settings. The framework has a greater focus on clinical capabilities including preparation for prescribing.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: #RPSconf, Foundation framework, pharmacist, pharmacy, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, RPS

I was bullied, broken and managed out

23rd October 2019 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

This is not how things should be. The profession of pharmacy has reached such a point that speaking up will destroy your career.

Filed Under: Insight Tagged With: bullying, pharmacist, pharmacy, pharmacy in practice, PIP, Pre-registration

This was the most professionally frightening situation I’ve ever found myself in

26th August 2019 by PIP editor 1 Comment

  I work as a pharmacist in general practice and this incident was a career-defining moment and one I will […]

Filed Under: Insight Tagged With: general practice, GP pharmacy, pharmacist, Pharmacists in general practice, pharms in GP

Demand for Pharmacist Support’s services exceeds its income

26th August 2019 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

Currently, demand for the Pharmacist Support’s services exceeds its income.  The leadership team at the charity have said that the need to raise funds is therefore of great importance.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: charity, pharmacist, Pharmacist Support, pharmacy

First PDAU network in place at Boots

13th August 2019 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

Following the recognition agreement signed by the PDA Union and Boots, the Pharmacist Defence Association Union (PDAU) has now established a network of PDAU representatives to represent the circa 7,000 pharmacists and pre-registration trainees employed at the company.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boots, PDAU, pharmacist, pharmacy, pharmacy in practice

Ewan Maule on primary care networks, the future of pharmacy and what the rise in trade union membership says about the state of our profession

4th August 2019 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

Ewan Maule is Head of Medicines Optimisation at Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group and has also recently been elected as the Vice President of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists. 

Filed Under: Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: Ewan Maule, pharmacist, pharmacy, Primary Care Networks

Boots and the PDA Union sign historic recognition agreement

19th July 2019 by PIP editor Leave a Comment

Boots UK and the Pharmacists’ Defence Association Union (PDAU) today signed their first voluntary recognition agreement.  This means the PDAU will now have collective bargaining rights for negotiation on pay, hours and holiday, as well as consultative meetings on a range of topics, representing PDAU members who are store-based Boots pharmacists and pre-registration pharmacists.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boots, PDA, pharmacist, pharmacy, Trade Union, union

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