Pharmacy Schools Council

The Pharmacy Schools Council welcomes the Government's 10 Year Health Plan. Read our initial response: shorturl.at/HGqSV

Have you ever considered a career in pharmacy research? You can now #DiscoverClinicalAcademia on the Clinical Academic Training and Careers Hub, which has a whole section dedicated to Pharmacy: catch.ac.uk/training-caree…

The Pharmacy Schools Council congratulates the government on the publication of its first ever Long-Term Workforce Plan in the history of the NHS. Read the Pharmacy Schools Council's full response to the Workforce Plan: bit.ly/3pF52HZ

Great to see how pharmacists in primary care networks have helped to reduce the number of people prescribed opioids by 8%, & a new @NHSEngland framework for ICBs & primary care teams: england.nhs.uk/2023/03/opioid… @TonyAvery1 @PrimaryCareNHS @Pers_Care

We’ve published our latest #InclusivePharmacyPractice Bulletin: bit.ly/3YuNkDS. Thank you to 15 partner organisations for sharing their work to improve the diversity of people in senior pharmacy professional leadership roles @APTUK1 @rpharms @liz_fidler @drmahendrapatel

‘Implementing clinical placements will be a seismic shock for the profession’ says the new chair of @pharmacyHEIs Katie Maddock in this Q&A pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opinio…

The Pharmacy Schools Council has published a Consensus Statement on the clinical tariff offered to undergraduate pharmacy students. Read the full statement: pharmacyschoolscouncil.ac.uk/consensus-stat…

We’ve launched our Call for Evidence for the UK Commission on Pharmacy Professional Leadership – please take part in this survey and share your views by 16 September: bit.ly/3AsyfbS @DacreJane @learnedlion @alisonstrath @cathyharrison00 @AndrewEvansCPhO

The Pharmacy Schools Council has elected Prof Katie Maddock, Head of the School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering at @KeeleUniversity, as its new Chair. Read our press release: bit.ly/3Pb5cxL

Take a look at our first #InclusivePharmacyPractice Bulletin – a great read with contributions from our partners on how pharmacy professionals can help reduce #HealthInequalities & prevent CVD: bit.ly/3yvuj98 #CVDPrevent @APTUK1 @rpharms @drmahendrapatel @PTOC11

📣The NHS is calling pharmacy professionals and organisations to take part in a survey that will inform the development of the clinical academic pharmacy workforce. Call for Evidence: Clinical Academic Careers will close on 3/6/22 at 5pm. Take part here: bit.ly/3FAChA0

MSC has just published two guides on supporting applicants with disabilities. The first provides guidance to medical schools to make their environments more inclusive and the second offers support to disabled applicants. Read the guides: bit.ly/3rMTVuD

Pharmacy professionals – Did you know Epilim (sodium valproate) boxes now have a perforated warning card? Flip up or remove the card to reveal a space for the pharmacy label - don’t put the label on the warning card. Make sure you give both to the patient.

📢MPharm students and trainees: Passionate about #EDI in pharmacy education and training? Sign up to one of our listening events👉: orlo.uk/8EE5H @BPSA @PharmacyHEIs

In response to the Government's introduction of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment for NHS workers in England, PhSC has produced a paper alongside @ukmedschools outlining the implications for HEIs training healthcare students. Read more: bit.ly/31Upeda

@BPSA @TheGPhC We will be alerting our members to the BPSA statement and encouraging them to engage with their institutions to ensure that this issue is properly considered and debated within all the HEIs that our organisation represents.

@BPSA @TheGPhC We are all shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Mared Foulkes and our deepest sympathies go out to her family and friends. We note the helpful statement from the BPSA on the issue of supporting students during the results announcement period.

We urge Schools of Pharmacy, @TheGPhC and @pharmacyHEIs to make urgent improvements to the release of results. Read our statement here: bpsa.co.uk/s/Release-of-R…

Check out @ukmedschools' exciting new resource for clinical academic careers. It showcases the wide variety of career options in #ClinicalAcademia across a range of #HealthCare disciplines, provides practical advice on clinical academic career options, and more! @ClinPharmWeek

The road into clinical academia is rarely smooth and everyone's journey is different. This week we'll be sharing career stories from some of the clinical academics we've spoken to over the past few months. Share your journey by tagging us #DiscoverClinicalAcademia

Clinical academics are vital to the health of today and tomorrow's patients as they improve clinical practice through education and research. If you are interested in a clinical academic career, CATCH is a fantastic place to start your research: catch.ac.uk