Pharmacists on ethnicity, pay and career progression
Julia Robinson summarises the pertinent themes discussed during The Salvadore’s Twitter chat held on Wednesday 12 December 2018.
A pharmacist’s journey from London to Doha
In 2017, pharmacist Amena Bhatti embarked on a journey to gain experience living in a foreign country while still practising within her specialist area of women and children’s health.
How the shortage of preregistration placements should be addressed
Final year pharmacy student Mahamoud Ali shares his concerns over fewer numbers of preregistration placements available compared to trainees.
Meeting the needs of patients affected by mental illness in community pharmacy
As a community pharmacist, Sean Quay recognised that he could be doing more to support his patients affected by mental illness.
Why small community pharmacies are at risk and how we can save them
Independent pharmacies need a new kind of contract if they are to survive the threat from funding cuts and wholesaler market control, says the Pharmacists’ Defence Association’s head of policy, Alima Batchelor.
What's the strangest question you've been asked by a patient?
During #AskYourPharmacist Week 2018 — which aims to raise awareness of the services pharmacy can offer — we asked our readers to tell us the most unusual questions their patients had posed to them. From the bizarre to the ridiculous, here are some of our favourites.
How community pharmacy can support patients who have pancreatic cancer
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, Ade Williams and Ali Stunt describe the pivotal role pharmacy teams can play.
On deployment to South Sudan with the Army Reserves
Army Reserve pharmacist, Anuj K. Sunder shares details of his four-month deployment to South Sudan as part a United Nations Humanitarian Operation
Returning to work as a general practice pharmacist
Amira Shaikh describes her experience of undertaking the CPPE GP pharmacist training pathway
Life as a postgraduate student and pharmacy technician
Pharmacy technician, Ropa Mhlanga explains her reasons for pursuing postgraduate studies.
Poetry in motion: 10 haiku written by pharmacists
The Salvadore asked pharmacists on Twitter to get creative and compose a haiku for National Poetry Day on the 4 October using the hashtag #pharmacyhaiku — here are some of our favourites.
Should pharmacists learn British Sign Language?
Have you ever wondered if sign language is communicated the same universally?
An amazing summer experience at the University of Manchester, School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy students from Cairo University attended a Clinical Pharmacy Summer School at the University of Manchester
Improving patient care through ward based dispensing
The impact of introducing ward based dispensing at Mid Essex Hospital Trust
The curious life of a prison pre-registration trainee
Xinyu (Lisa) Yu describes her experience of completing her pre-registration training in a prison.
Research event in Wales helps guide pharmacy staff to turn early ideas into research projects
John Harris details how Pharmacy Research Wales is building a community of pharmacy researchers across Wales.
Supporting black pharmacy students: how can we improve?
Mahendra Patel urges the pharmacy profession to do more for BAME students.
Want to further your career? Get a mentor
Rajinder Bains explains the benefits having a mentor can have on your pharmacy career.
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