Medicine shortages
Our work to highlight how medicine shortages affect patient care, the pressures on pharmacy teams, and recommendations to inform action.
From our President Tase Oputu
On 15 April 1841, a dedicated group of London chemists and druggists came together to form a professional body. Today, 185 years later, I am immensely proud to welcome you…
What’s next for a community pharmacist prescribing service in England?
This episode of The PJ Pod reflects on the ‘Community pharmacy independent prescribing pathfinder programme’…
Credentialing
We provide a standardised credentialing framework for pharmacists’ post-registration education and training, enabling them to be recognised for their advancing professional capabilities.
News
The latest news and updates from Royal College of Pharmacy
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Angela Constance MSP Appointed Cabinet Secretary for Health and Care
Scotland’s newly elected first minister, John Swinney, has appointed Angela Constance MSP to be cabinet secretary for health and care. Pharmacists across Scotland are providing high-quality, person-centred care to patients every day in a variety of settings, including in hospital, GP practices and in community. Pharmacists are an integral part of healthcare in all settings, and we need to maximise the skills and potential of the profession. During the election, the Royal College of Pharmacy's manifesto themes focused on maximising pharmacy for patient benefit. We look forward to working with the cabinet secretary and the rest of the Scottish government, and more widely across Parliament, to advance our key priorities, which include: Prioritising the integrated digital patient care record and ensuring this is available to pharmacists in all care settings, with read-and-write access; Undertaking comprehensive workforce planning for pharmacy, so we can ensure that Scotland has the right numbers of pharmacists working at any one time, across all sectors and the right skill mix to support services; Prioritising the introduction of electronic prescribing across the NHS and improving the availability of data about the environmental impact of medicines; Ensuring that protected and funded development time within the working day for pharmacists is embedded in workforce planning. The Royal College of Pharmacy will be seeking an introductory meeting with the cabinet secretary to discuss these policy priorities. Read more news stories.
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RCPharm writes to government on Learning Support Fund
The Royal College of Pharmacy has joined sector partners in urging the government to expand financial support for pharmacy students, warning that limited access to the Learning Support Fund risks creating barriers to training and future workforce growth.
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Royal college and regulator set out vision for future working together
Joint statement from the chief executives of the Royal College of Pharmacy and the General Pharmaceutical Council.
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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.