ASPCP Annual Conference 2022
It is £90 and includes a delicious lunch, snacks and tea/coffee as well as networking with other
palliative care professionals. It is in central Birmingham, easily accessible by train.
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ASPCP News
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,...
World Health News
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- Monkeypox given new name by global health expertson November 28, 2022 at 12:38 pm
The change to mpox was prompted by concerns over negative connotations from the name of the virus.
- Thousands more cancer cases linked to deprivationon November 28, 2022 at 12:18 pm
A study finds cancer death rates are 74% higher in Scotland's most deprived communities.
- What is China's zero Covid policy and what are its rules?on November 28, 2022 at 12:01 pm
Protests have broken out in China over its strict Covid lockdown measures.
- NHS Wales: Betsi Cadwaladr patients ask boss if it's safeon November 28, 2022 at 10:07 am
North Wales' health board has been hit by a series of failures and criticisms in its short history.
- Palliative care: 'My dad should not have been expected to die in office hours'on November 28, 2022 at 7:38 am
Most of the UK lacks consistent round-the-clock care for the terminally ill, research suggests.
RPS News News instance
- Influenza season 2022/23: Use of antiviral medicines in Englandon November 25, 2022 at 12:17 pm
UKHSA surveillance data indicates that influenza is circulating in the community. Prescribers working in primary care may now prescribe, and community pharmacists may now supply antiviral medicines (
- Pharmacists celebrated in the home of pharmacy in Scotlandby Ross Barrow on November 25, 2022 at 10:38 am
Pharmacists across Scotland were celebrated this week for their distinction in the practice of pharmacy by Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Scotland, the professional leadership body for pharmacists
- RPS to undertake independent review of the future of clinical pharmacy services in NHS hospitals in Waleson November 24, 2022 at 12:37 pm
The Welsh Government has commissioned the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to undertake an independent review of the future of clinical pharmacy services provided in NHS hospitals in Wales. Building on t
- RPS Wales joins calls for mental health transformationon November 23, 2022 at 11:14 am
RPS Wales has joined ten other Royal Colleges and professional bodies to call for the urgent transformation of mental health services to address the increasing demands on the NHS in Wales. Representa
- New RPS Fellows November 2022on November 21, 2022 at 12:11 pm
The RPS Panel of Fellows has designated the following 24 members as Fellows of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for Distinction in the Profession of Pharmacy. Being appointed a Fellow of the Roy
- Contact Centre on 17 November 2022by Anita Adebola on November 16, 2022 at 3:51 pm
The Contact Centre opening times on 17 November will be 12pm until 5pm due to training.
- The Council of the GPhC will be meeting on Thursday 10 Novemberby Anita Adebola on November 4, 2022 at 4:17 pm
Please contact our council secretary if you would like to join the meeting, which will be held via Zoom, at 12:30. Download a copy of our Council meeting papers [PDF 2 MB].
- Contact Centre on 3 November 2022by Anita Adebola on November 2, 2022 at 3:01 pm
The contact centre opening times on 3 November will be 8.30am until 5.00pm
- GPhC welcomes new legislation to strengthen pharmacy governanceby Anita Adebola on October 24, 2022 at 9:58 am
New legislative orders will give the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland (PSNI) powers to set professional standards for Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists and Chief Pharmacists.
- Update on valproateby Anita Adebola on October 20, 2022 at 12:38 pm
Children born to women who take valproate during pregnancy are at significant risk of birth defects and persistent developmental disorders. As such, it is vital that women and girls are dispensed valproate safely. The GPhC is reminding all pharmacy professionals of what they must do to ensure women and girls receive the right information about valproate and the risk of birth defects. We have sent an important reminder to all pharmacy professionals about dispensing valproate.