New on the Strathclyde Law Blog, a post by our Dr Mary Neal: ‘Protection’ for conscience in the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill – a wing and a prayer, or smoke and mirrors? strath.ac.uk/humanities/law…

Fantastic day #PLEA24 PLEA thoroughly enjoyed presentations on a diverse range of topical issues in pharmacy. Lots to reflect on! Finished the day with a wonderful conversation about virtue ethics and pharmacy on the train home!

Are you a pharmacist based in Scotland who wants to support our campaign for read and write access to digital patient records for community pharmacy? You can really help us by filling in our 5 - 10 minute survey: tinyurl.com/57bxftpn Please re-tweet!

Calling all Newcastle Pharmacy alumni, pharmacists and other HCPs, we have funded research Masters available Future pharmacists are going to need more research skills and this is a great way to stand out!

If things keep progressing with assisted dying the way they are, every pharmacist should consider the points raised here. chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD138464/Opini…

Happy #WorldPharmacistDay! Thank you for playing a vital role in patient care and being an integral part of healthcare systems. #WPD2024

The programme for our 2025 seminar out soon. Topical as ever, presentations include Conscientious objection in #Pharmacy - with reflections on assisted dying. 9 April 2025 at Aston University. Save the date. Free to members. #AssistedDying #AssistedDyingBill Aston University

A (very) short piece I wrote recently for The Pharmaceutical Journal, on the need to hear a range of pharmacy professional voices in the ongoing Leadbeater Bill. pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/letter…

If you hear MPs discussing 'Morphine Allergy' as a valid reason why we must allow an #AssistedDying law, then know that they have not spoken to clinicians or researchers in the field. Most issues with morphine are side-effects or pseudo-allergies, and easily treated

There are just 4 weeks to go to our annual seminar on April. We have a record number of registrations but we still have room for more because of the bigger venue at Aston University Free to members and a modest charge to others. Book at plea.org.uk

Hear more about the Assisted Dying Bill at our seminar on 9 April chemistanddruggist.co.uk/news/politics/… Register on the Events page at plea.org.uk #pharmacy #AssistedDyingBill

Assisted dying: Pharmacists’ voices are ‘missing’ from dialogue ow.ly/Y1FS50VyPjj Experts have long called for pharmacists to be able to conscientiously object to taking part in assisted dying, but one researcher argues that pharmacists’ voices are “missing” from dialogue

We know the state of palliative care is poor, with many people not receiving the care they need, and stark inequalities. We have decades of research telling us that. What is needed is high quality palliative care available to all.