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Response to NHS England discussion paper on Regional Medicines Optimisation Committees

The Society responded to the discussion paper by NHS England presenting proposals which have been developed working with a range of stakeholders, on the establishment of the four Regional Medicines Optimisation Committees (RMOCS) across England. The purpose of the paper was to...

Response to Academy of Medical Sciences' consultation on multimorbidity

The Society responded to the Academy of Medical Sciences' consultation on multimorbidity as an international health challenge in the UK and in several other countries. The Academy had established a Working Group, which aims to summarise definitions and existing evidence on mul...

Response to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) consultation 'Prescribing and standards for medicines management’

The Society submitted a written response to the ‘Prescribing and standards for medicines management’ consultation launched by NMC which highlighted the nurse and midwifery prescribing competency proposals, programme requirements for nurse and midwife prescribers and standards ...

Facing the facts, shaping the future: draft workforce strategy consultation response

The Society responded to the "Facing the facts, shaping the future" consultation from Health Education England, jointly as the Clinical Pharmacology Skills Alliance (CPSA). The Society highlighted the importance of cross-cutting skills in healthcare and clinical research. The...

Medicinal cannabis inquiry: written evidence

In December 2018, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee launched an inquiry on the usage of medicinal cannabis products as the first part of a wider inquiry into the impact of drugs policy on public health. In our response, the Society raised a number of co...

Commercial genomics inquiry: written evidence

In March 2019, the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee launched an inquiry into commercial genomic testing to establish what safeguards need to be put in place to protect those who get tested. In our response, the Society outlined the safeguards we think need ...

Facing the facts, shaping the future: draft workforce strategy consultation response

The Society responded to the "Facing the facts, shaping the future" consultation from Health Education England, jointly as the Clinical Pharmacology Skills Alliance (CPSA). The Society highlighted the importance of cross-cutting skills in healthcare and clinical research. The...

House of Lords ageing inquiry: written evidence

Increasing health span has been adopted as a policy objective by the UK Government in the Industrial Strategy’s "Ageing Society" Grand Challenge, which aims to ensure that people can enjoy at least 5 extra healthy, independent years of life by 2035. This House of Lords inquiry...

Support for your next steps

You can start to explore clinical pharmacology  while at medical school by doing:​ Clinical placements​ Electives​ Summer jobs​ Part-time work​ Getting involved in clinical audits​ You can learn more about specialising in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics by visi...

Announcing our award winners

We are pleased to announce the first batch of recipients of our prizes and awards, representing a range of pharmacology specialisms: BPS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize sponsored by AstraZeneca Dr Aidan Seely, University of Swansea   Pickford Award Dr Isra...