CELEBRATING THE ROYAL COLLEGE
Now that transition has been celebrated in Parliament following a motion put forward by Carol Mochan (South Scotland, Scottish Labour). The motion read: “That the Parliament celebrates that, following approval from His Majesty King Charles III, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s royal charter has been amended; acknowledges that the Society will now be known as the Royal College of Pharmacy; notes that the role of the Royal College is to promote the public understanding of pharmacy, to promote compliance with good practice and the law as well as the safe and effective use of medicines; understands that the Royal College also supports and develops high standards of training and seeks to influence governmental and other bodies including the Scottish Parliament; recognises the active and positive contribution that the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has made to influencing public policy in Scotland, and expects that the Royal College of Pharmacy will continue this good work to deliver improved health outcomes for people, across all care settings, long into the future.”
The motion was supported by Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Maggie Chapman, Tim Eagle, Jamie Langan, Liam McArthur, Helen McDade, Paul McLennan, Jenni Minto, Paul Sweeney and David Torrance.
OF PHARMACY Earlier this year The Royal Pharmaceutical Society became the Royal College of Pharmacy, completing its transition to royal college status and establishing new profession-led leadership to strengthen pharmacy’s voice and advance excellence in practice for patients and the public.
ROYAL COLLEGE AND REGULATOR SET OUT VISION FOR FUTURE
WORKING TOGETHER A joint statement from the chief executives of the Royal College of Pharmacy and the General Pharmaceutical Council has set out how both organisations will work together in the future.
Kathie Cashell, Chief Executive and Registrar of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), and Karen Baxter, Interim Chief Executive of the new Royal College of Pharmacy (RCPharm), have set out their shared intention to work collaboratively and constructively together to the benefit of patients and professionals.
“Our organisations have crucial but distinct roles: we share a strong commitment to supporting and driving excellence in practice, maintaining high standards of patient care and ensuring and
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supporting a skilled and confident pharmacy workforce. We are firmly in agreement that having open, positive discussions focused on solutions will benefit patients, the public and professionals.
“In doing so, we recognise that we may have different perspectives, but we are committed to using the significant scope we have to collaborate, particularly in responding to the changing pharmacy landscape and evolving demands on pharmacy practice.
“Pharmacy is playing an increasingly central role within the wider health and care system, while advances in technology and medicines development bring further potential for pharmacy to positively impact patient care and public health.
“This is a valuable opportunity to strengthen understanding of the distinct and complementary roles of our two organisations amongst
professionals and the public. Over the coming months, through ongoing dialogue and partnership working, we will build on our existing positive relationship to set out how we will both individually and collaboratively work to ensure the public are protected and pharmacy teams are supported to deliver excellence in patient care.”
"We are firmly in agreement that having open, positive discussions focused on solutions will benefit patients, the public and professionals..."
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