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ASPCP Conference 2019
On-line booking for the ASPCP Conference 2019 is now live! The conference will be held Thursday 21st November at the Studio venue in Birmingham. The full programme will be available on the website soon. Get your poster ready to present findings from your service...
NICE guideline scope for cannabis-based products for medicinal use
As a registered stakeholder, the ASPCP will be responding to NICE guidance on cannabis-based products for medicinal use in the field of palliative and supportive care. NICE has released the guidance scope which is open for consultation until 4th Dec. If you would like...
ASPCP Conference 2018 Presentations
For those members attending the ASPCP annual conference this Thursday in Birmingham you can access presentations from the members events page here. More presentations will be uploaded as these become available. Note that hard copies of presentations will not be...
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Where not to live if you want a good care home
on September 19, 2019 at 7:15 am
An analysis maps the areas with the highest concentrations of sub-standard care home places.
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Lack of toilets on South Wales Metro trains 'dehumanising'
on September 18, 2019 at 11:27 pm
Passengers will be forced to wait to use facilities at stations on the new South Wales Metro.
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NHS hospitals and buildings' £261m backlog of urgent repairs
on September 18, 2019 at 11:07 pm
The total maintenance backlog in hospitals and other NHS buildings is more than £500m.
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Instagram clamps down on diet and cosmetic surgery posts
on September 18, 2019 at 10:34 pm
Some posts will now be hidden from under 18s while "miraculous" remedy posts will be banned.
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Boris Johnson 'glad' about new father's NHS confrontation
on September 18, 2019 at 9:17 pm
Boris Johnson says an angry exchange with the father of a sick child is "part of my job".
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All models of T34 ambulatory syringe pumps – updated cleaning advice and maintenance requirements due to the risk of fluid ingress
on September 18, 2019 at 2:33 pm
T34 ambulatory syringe pumps manufactured by CME (a BD company) function may be affected by fluid getting into the pump and building up over time because of specific cleaning and disinfection practic
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Publishing inspection reports a vital step, says RPS
on September 17, 2019 at 10:28 am
The General Pharmaceutical Council has today published an analysis of over 14,000 inspection reports and a pharmacy inspection website so that members of the public and those working in pharmacy can f
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Your invite to our inclusion and diversity workshop
on September 17, 2019 at 9:59 am
We recently launched our pharmacy Inclusion and Diversity programme because we are committed to understanding the needs of the profession to inform meaningful change. We are hosting a workshop on Mon
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Pharmacists speak up for patient safety
on September 17, 2019 at 8:33 am
Commenting on the first everWorld Patient Safety Day, from the World Health Organisation,RPS PresidentSandra Gidley said: “This campaign aims to create awareness of patient safety and urges peo
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Jonathan Lloyd Jones appointed Policy Lead for RPS in Wales
by Jon Mackrell on September 15, 2019 at 8:00 pm
Jonathan Lloyd Jones has been appointed as the new Practice and Policy Lead for Wales. This important role supports national policy development, professional advocacy and member engagement across Wa
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Pharmacy regulator takes action on unsafe supply of high-risk medicines by some online pharmacies
by bbellars on September 18, 2019 at 8:39 am
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is taking action after identifying significant patient safety concerns in relation to supply of high-risk medicines online These patient safety concerns were identified during recent pharmacy inspections which looked at whether online pharmacies were meeting the standards for registered pharmacies and following updated guidance published in April this year. &nbs
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Publication of pharmacy inspection reports to “provide assurance and drive improvement”
by LauraK on September 17, 2019 at 8:18 am
Analysis of over 14,000 inspection reports finds vast majority of pharmacies are meeting standards Members of the public will be able to find out for the first time if a pharmacy inspected by the pharmacy regulator has met all of the required standards.
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Our pharmacyregulation.org website unavailable this evening 6pm to 7pm
by vagenjo on September 16, 2019 at 9:05 am
Our pharmacyregulation.org website will not be available this evening from 6pm to 7pm due to essential maintenance. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please note this will not affect our other websites: mygphc.org or mygphcpharmacy.org.&nbs
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Health professional regulators publish whistleblowing disclosures report
by bbellars on September 11, 2019 at 9:45 am
As part of our continuing commitment to working openly and collaboratively with the health professional regulators, we have published for the second time a joint report on whistleblowing disclosures.
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Council meeting on Thursday 12 September 2019
by ashleigh.farrier on September 9, 2019 at 8:37 am
Our next council meeting takes place on Thursday 12 September 2019. Read the agenda and papers for the meeting. You can follow the meeting live from our twitter account