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Scottish assisted dying amendment means pharmacists would be able to opt out

The amendment was put forward during a debate on stage two of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill by Brian Whittle MSP, following representations by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.…

Published: 15 December 2025

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National pharmacy advisory councils elections 2026

Closure of electoral roll and deadline for updating voting preferences Any member or fellow who is resident in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man at 17:00 on 29 January 2026 will be entitled to vote in the election of Members of the English Pharmacy Advisory Council. Any member or …

Published: 11 December 2025

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English Pharmacy Advisory Council election 2026

The scheme for the 2026 election provides for eight substantive places on the English Pharmacy Advisory Council for members or fellows who works wholly or mainly in England, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. The first four candidates elected shall serve for three years and the remaining fou…

Published: 11 December 2025

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Scottish Pharmacy Advisory Council election 2026

The scheme for the 2026 election provides for five substantive places on the Scottish Pharmacy Advisory Council for a member or fellow who works wholly or mainly in Scotland. The first three candidates elected shall serve for three years and the remaining two candidates elected shall serve for tw…

Published: 11 December 2025

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Welsh Pharmacy Advisory Council election 2026

The scheme for the 2026 election provides for six substantive places on the Welsh Pharmacy Advisory Council for a member or fellow who works wholly or mainly in Wales. The first three candidates elected shall serve for three years and the remaining three candidates elected shall serve for two yea…

Published: 11 December 2025

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RPS announces elections for Royal College of Pharmacy

Each national pharmacy advisory council is aimed to develop pharmacy policy and practice, as well as support professional development activity in their respective nations.…

Published: 11 December 2025

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Community pharmacists should be able to amend prescriptions, says RPS

In response to a government consultation on offering greater dispensing flexibilities for community pharmacists, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society noted that pharmacists in Scotland can already do this without comparative increases in prescribing costs.…

Published: 4 December 2025

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RPS invites responses to pharmacogenomics prescribing consultation

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society said that its draft pharmacogenomic resource offers reflections on how competencies taken from its ‘Competency framework for all prescribers’ apply to pharmacogenomics.…

Published: 1 December 2025

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Lead paediatric palliative care pharmacists should be part of local plans, says RPS

In its updated palliative care policy, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society advised that families and medical colleagues would benefit from the medicines expertise of a specialist paediatric palliative care pharmacist.…

Published: 27 November 2025

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New Society Fellows

In accordance with the powers vested in it, the panel of Fellows appointed under Section 4 of the Society’s Regulations has designated the following 17 members as Fellows of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) for Distinction in the Profession of Pharmacy: Mari Beddis Shani Corb Ciara…

Published: 27 November 2025