Due to the day on which the 1st February falls this year, we will publish the February edition of Part 7 on the website slightly later than usual, early next week.

In 2024, the Pharmacy in Practice Conference in Edinburgh brought together a tremendous selection of research poster submissions. These posters, submitted from across the profession, showcased the incredible depth and quality of practice within the pharmacy profession. Last year's winner, Laura Karim, will lead a judging panel for this year's submissions.

Your next courier collection will take place on Thursday, February 6th, 2025. This is a particular busy period of time for community pharmacy, and we thought it might be useful to remind you of some information around your prescription bag submissions.

An eLearning module designed to promote good practice when assisting people with migraine is also available to support Pharmacy Teams. 

The event showcased how community pharmacies across Scotland have adopted the Daffodil Standards to provide elevated care and assistance to those who are terminally ill and managing end of life medicines.

Our colleagues at NHS Scotland wanted to highlight the 3rd Scottish Postpartum Contraception Conference which is being held in Edinburgh in March. The conference agenda is set to be full of interesting content as well as topics which would be relevant to community pharmacists.

First Minister John Swinney addressed the nation yesterday (27/01/25) to outline plans for NHS reform, pledging to reduce waiting lists, enhance the NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service.

The Scottish Pharmacy Awards will return for 2025 with a real opportunity for the amazing work that is undertaken in Pharmacy across Scotland to be celebrated once again. Pharmacy success should be shouted about far and wide so please get those nominations in for you and your team. Deadline for entries is the 17th February 2025 so don't delay enter today. The awards will take place at the EICC on Saturday 26th April 2025.

Over the last 12 months, NES have been supporting our network of Designated Supervisor’s (DS) to increase their confidence in the use of physical assessment skills and their ability to assess trainee pharmacists utilising these skills in practice. Due to the success of this training NES are running another series of events in the coming months.

Our colleagues at NES have asked us to help circulate the Experiential Learning 2024/25 Newsletter. This newsletter contains a wealth of information for planning ahead to your next round of experiential learning students including useful resources for both facilitators and students. See below for further details.

Our colleagues at NES and Healthcare Improvement Scotland have asked us to highlight an upcoming webinar which will focus on the critical role that pharmacy teams can play in supporting people who use substances in Scotland and achieving the national mission to prevent drug deaths.

12 days to go until the CPS 2025 Elections Nominations close, if you are an eligible independent pharmacy owner you should have received an email from no-reply@ukevote.uk which will include access to a portal so that you can get involved.

Our colleague at NES have asked us to promote the Foundation Training Year Reforms 2025-26 webinar:

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) are calling for pharmacists to have access to a shared patient record as part of their vision for pharmacy.

Share your views on the future of the Post-Registration Foundation Programme Listening event on 30th January 2025.

All NHS Education for Scotland (NES) / Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) Funded Employee Community Pharmacist Independent Prescribers (CPIPs) need to undertake four NES Clinical Skills Training Days, and also one Teach & Treat Session after qualification.

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Join NHS Education for Scotland (NES) on Wednesday, 5 March 2025, from 7–8:30 pm, for practical tips on GPhC registration, setting up Pharmacy First Plus, and expanding your clinical expertise. Book your place today!

The Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) Elections 2025 are now live. If you are one of our eligible members (see below for the definition of eligible) nominations are now open for Community Pharmacy Health Board Committee (CP(HB)). 

Your next courier collection will take place on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. This is a particular busy period of time for community pharmacy, and we thought it might be useful to remind you of some information around your prescription bag submissions.