RPS Policies

Our members deal with many different issues every day, whether working in the community, hospital or other pharmacy sectors.
That’s why we’ve created a range of professional guides dealing with legal, ethical and good practice to support you in your day-to-day practice.
Below are all our policies and key issues we’re engaging with.
A
Access to Patient Health Records
Aesthetic Practice and Pharmacy
Assisted Dying (currently being updated)
B
C
Cancer Support and Community Pharmacists
Care Homes: Pharmacists Improving Care in Care Homes
COVID-19 vaccinations for pharmacists
Cross Border Healthcare Directive
D
Diabetes (Using pharmacists to help improve care for people with type 2 diabetes)
Dispensing Errors: Rebalancing Legislation
Drug deaths and the role of the pharmacy team
E
F
Future of Pharmacy in a sustainable NHS
G
GP Surgeries: Pharmacists Working with/in GP Practices
H
Homeopathic and Herbal Products
L
Long-Term Conditions: Pharmacist-led Care of People with Long Term Conditions
M
Mental Health and Wellbeing, Role in Pharmacy: COVID-19 and beyond
Mental health conditions: Improving care of people in England
Mental health conditions: Improving care of people in Scotland
N
O
P
Palliative and End of Life Care (Wales)
Pharmacist Independent Prescribers
Pharmacists in General Practice: Repeat Prescribing Position Statement (Scotland only)
S
U
Urgent and Emergency Care: Improving U&E Care Through Better Use of Pharmacists