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Call for submissions - equality, diversity and inclusion in pharmacology

18 Sep 2020

Would you like to tell us about your work, or share it with delegates at Pharmacology 2020? The Society commits to placing equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of pharmacology, whether in terms of the opportunity for a successful career (in pharmacology or at the Society) or in benefitting from pharmacology research.

10 years of the PSA contributing to patient safety

17 Sep 2020

On World Patient Safety Day, we look at the contribution that the Prescribing Safety Assessment has made to patient safety, as the assessment turns 10.

Clinical pharmacologists are Future Doctors

02 Sep 2020

The Society welcomes Health Education England’s “Future Doctor” report, which sets out how changes to medical training are needed in order to give patients the best care. The report recognises the need for investment in generalist care – a key feature of training in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics.

Parliamentary Links Day 2020

01 Sep 2020

The Society has published a summary of Parliamentary Links Day, the largest science event on the annual Parliamentary calendar.

Clinical pharmacologists to advise on national COVID-19 trials

21 Aug 2020

The Society’s President, Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed, will join a new independent group to advise on promising new treatments for COVID-19, the government has announced.

Introducing the new Deputy Editor of Pharmacology Research & Perspectives (PR&P)

21 Aug 2020

The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) is pleased to announce the appointment Professor Jennifer Martin as the new Deputy Editor of Pharmacology Research & Perspectives (PR&P).

Society welcomes new research transparency strategy

30 Jul 2020

Today, the Health Research Authority (HRA) publishes its new ‘Make It Public’ strategy, setting out an approach to drive transparency and openness in health and social care research. The importance of sharing research openly has been amplified further by the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategy identifies three areas of improvement to help drive change across the UK: registering research studies, reporting results and informing participants.