Medicine shortages
Our work to highlight how medicine shortages affect patient care, the pressures on pharmacy teams, and recommendations to inform action.


World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) 2026
This year’s World Patient Safety Day theme focuses on safe and effective care for people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), under the slogan ‘Safe care for life!’.

RCPharm annual conference 2026
Bringing together pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists from across the UK and beyond, this will be our first Annual Conference as the new Royal College.
News
The latest news and updates from Royal College of Pharmacy.
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Pharmacy 2030 vision highlighted at Scottish Parliamentary Reception
Parliamentary reception raises awareness of new professional vision for pharmacy in Scotland.
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Pharmacy’s role in reducing harms and deaths from antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is predicted by scientists to be the leading cause of death worldwide by 2050, resulting in 10 million deaths every year.
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Pharmacy can deliver even more, RPS Scotland advises Parliamentary Committee
RPS Director for Scotland gives evidence to the Scottish Parliament.

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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