John Taylor Hospice has changed its structure to become a charity. Chief executive Penny Venables explains how. […]

This week is Experience of Care Week, a world-wide event that celebrates the many different types of work happening across health and social care. Lesley Goodburn, Chair of the People in Partnership (PiP) forum, explains how its members are working towards improving end of life care. […]

Family carers are vital in the care of people who are living with a life-limiting or terminal condition. Yet carers face many challenges of their own. Recent research from Dr Gail Ewing, University of Cambridge and Professor Gunn Grande, University of Manchester, is the first to look at what organisational structures and procedures are needed to identify, assess and support carers during end of life care. […]

A new report by leading academics is urging healthcare providers to radically improve the way they support carers of people approaching the end of their life. […]

A study looking at the experiences of patients, families and healthcare professionals has highlighted the need to improve symptom management in end of life care. […]

NHS Improvement has issued a Patient Safety Alert: Risk of death or severe harm from inadvertent intravenous administration of solid organ perfusion fluids […]

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a drug safety update: Valproate medicines (Epilim▼, Depakote▼): contraindicated in women and girls of childbearing potential u […]

The RPS welcomes new measuresannounced today by the MHRA to help prevent harm to women taking sodium valproate. These include: All women of childbearing age taking part in a pregnancy prevention […]

In just over one months’ time (25 May 2018) the two year implementation period for GDPR will end, and GDPR will be applicable. The RPS has been part of the cross-sector Community Pharmacy GDPR […]

The National Health Service is turning 70 on 5 July 2018. This is an opportunity to celebrate its achievements and to appreciate the vital role the service plays in all our lives. Pharmacists have […]

The Pharmacy (Preparation and Dispensing Errors – Registered Pharmacies) Order 2018 (Commencement) Order of Council 2018 has now been commenced. This brings into effect the legal defences for inadvertent preparation and dispensing errors by registered pharmacy professionals working at or from registered pharmacies. Responding to the commencement of the legislation, GPhC Chief Executive, Duncan Rudkin said: […]

Our next council meeting takes place on Thursday 12 April 2018. Read the agenda and papers for the meeting. […]

In late March Duncan Rudkin Chief Executive of the GPhC gave evidence to the Norman Williams review of Gross Negligence Manslaughter (GNM) in healthcare. Our briefing informed this evidence. […]

The Privy Council has re-appointed Nigel Clarke as Chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council for a period of four years from 1 April 2018 to 12 March 2022. Nigel has served as Chair of the GPhC since March 2014 and was re-appointed by the Privy Council following scrutiny of the appointment process by the Professional Standards Authority. In response to the announcement, Nigel Clarke said: […]

The new myGPhC is now live! If you are a pharmacist or pharmacy technician registered with us, you will need to sign up to the new myGPhC and create an account to renew your registration and submit your revalidation records. Important: your existing myGPhC login details will not work. If you try to use them, you will lock your account. Our guide to signing up has simple step-by-step instructions to help you create your account. […]