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ASPCP Conference 2021
Bookings for the ASPCP Conference on Thursday 18th November close this Wednesday so this your last chance to grab a ticket at just £20. Don't forget the conference is open to ASPCP members and non-members who are healthcare professionals so you are welcome to...
Financial report 2020-21 now published
The ASPCP financial report for 2020-21 is now published within the members only area of the website. The report will be presented to the ASPCP AGM on 18 November 2021 at the virtual annual conference. If you have not already purchased a ticket to attend the AGM and...
End of Life (EoL) Priority Medicines Announced
In order the manage additional demand for end of life medicines, and ensure safe, equitable and compassionate care for patients, the Association of Palliative Medicine, Royal College of GPs, Hospice UK and the Association of Supportive and Palliative Care Pharmacy,...
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- MPs clash as they debate assisted dying bill changeson May 16, 2025 at 11:51 am
Changes being considered include ensuring there is no obligation on anyone to take part in the process.
- Witness Historyon May 16, 2025 at 6:00 am
In the 1940s vulnerable hospital patients were fed sugar to see if their teeth decayed
- Hancock ignored call to test all NHS staff, Covid inquiry hearson May 15, 2025 at 6:23 pm
Two Nobel prize-winning scientists worried about "asymptomatic transmission" between staff and patients.
- The Inquiryon May 15, 2025 at 7:30 am
What is causing the rise of measles cases around the world?
- Witness Historyon May 15, 2025 at 6:00 am
In 2013 a new tax was approved in one of the world’s biggest consumers of fizzy drinks
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- Influenza season 2024/25: ending the prescribing and supply of antiviral medicines in primary careon May 15, 2025 at 1:45 pm
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) surveillance data indicates that circulation of influenza in the community has returned to baseline levels. In accordance with NICE guidance and Schedule 2 to the Na
- RPS wins exemption clause for pharmacists in Assisted Dying Billon May 15, 2025 at 8:51 am
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has successfully secured a key exemption for pharmacists in the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which returns to the House of Commons for debate tomorr
- Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Passes First Voteby Ross Barrow on May 14, 2025 at 10:37 am
The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill has passed a stage one vote in the Scottish Parliament. The Bill, which has been introduced to the Scottish Parliament as a Private Members
- Class 4 Medicines Notification, Chemidex Pharma Ltd, various topical steroid productson May 13, 2025 at 10:49 am
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a Class 4 Medicines Notification for Chemidex Pharma Ltd topical steroid products.Chemidex Pharma Ltd has informed the MHRA th
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society offers professional liability insurance for memberson May 9, 2025 at 8:29 am
Friday 09 May 2025 Royal Pharmaceutical Society offers professional liability insurance for members The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is proud to announce the launch of a new professional liabi
- Transition to new GPhC website: Tuesday 23 Aprilby ClaireH on April 17, 2024 at 3:30 pm
We are planning to launch our new corporate website on Tuesday 23 April. We are expecting the website to be unavailable for at least two hours from 9am on Tuesday, while we switch from our current website to our new website. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused by the website being unavailable for a short period.
- GPhC Council meeting on 18 April 2024by funmi.afolabi on April 11, 2024 at 11:32 pm
The Council of the GPhC will be meeting on Thursday 18 April. Please contact our Council secretary by 4pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024, if you would like to attend the meeting.
- Contact centre closure - Thursday 11 April 2024by funmi.afolabi on April 9, 2024 at 6:18 am
The contact centre will be closed on Thursday 11 April between 10.00am – 12.00pm due to training purposes.
- GPhC launches consultation on the quality assurance of pharmacy education and trainingby Omar Awad on March 25, 2024 at 11:56 am
The General Pharmaceutical Council is seeking views on changing its approach to the quality assurance of pharmacy education and training.
- NHS England clinical policy on puberty suppressing hormonesby Omar Awad on March 21, 2024 at 10:26 am
NHS England has recently published its clinical policy on puberty suppressing hormones. This sets out that puberty suppressing hormones are not available as a routine commissioning treatment option for treatment of children and young people in England who have gender incongruence/gender dysphoria.