Welcome to the Royal College of Pharmacy
We’ve changed. You may know us as the Royal Pharmaceutical Society — on 15 April 2026, we became the Royal College of Pharmacy.
We are the Royal College of Pharmacy, the professional leadership body for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists. We exist to advance the safe and effective use of medicines, drive excellence in patient care and support pharmacists to deliver the highest standards of practice.
As the third largest workforce in healthcare, pharmacy plays a vital role in the health system, and as experts in medicines, pharmacists and their teams are central to patient care and public health. Our mission is to put pharmacy at the forefront of patient care, advancing the safe and effective use of medicines to the benefit of patients and the public.
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News
The latest news and updates from Royal College of Pharmacy
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RPS welcomes new chief executive and registrar of the General Pharmaceutical Council
RPS has welcomed the appointment of Kathie Cashell as the new Chief Executive and Registrar of the GPhC, highlighting the opportunity to strengthen collaboration and advance shared goals for high‑quality, patient‑centred pharmacy practice.
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New RPS Fellows: November 2025
Seventeen members have been named as new RPS Fellows, recognising their distinguished contributions to pharmacy and the esteem in which they are held by their peers.
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RPS announces appointment of inaugural Chair of the Trustee Board to steer the future royal college charity
Joe Irvin OBE has been appointed the first Chair of the future Royal College of Pharmacy’s Trustee Board, bringing extensive voluntary‑sector leadership experience to help guide the new royal college through its founding period.