Carolyn Wickware

*On maternity leave*
Award-winning journalist & Executive editor @PJOnline_News.
British Journalism Awards finalist & Pharmacy Writer of the Year 2022.

[Carolyn Wickware @cbwickware]

Get your entries in! The competition closes on 2 June.
@BPSA @rpharms @PJOnline_News

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

.@PJOnline_News is calling on MPharm students and foundation trainees to submit their evidence-based critiques of pharmacy training with the aim of improving practice readiness
#ukpharmacy #mpharm #pharmacytraining

https://t.co/87Zk5n33QM

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

Breaking news: @ComPharmEngland has announced that community pharmacies in England have had their funding boosted by £617m over the next two years, following agreement on a new two-year contract

#CPE #ukpharmacy #pharmacycontract #DHSC

https://t.co/hkisjMzXQn

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

This month's infographic by @DawnConnelly73 and @therevmountain reveals exclusive data analysis by #ThePJ that shows how the ethnicity awarding gap for UK graduates has widened to reach 11 percentage points

#ethnicity #ukpharmacy #mpharm
https://t.co/6xN2hsKxNf

[Carolyn Wickware @cbwickware]

@Garry42779 Hi Garry - Apologies for the confusion. The screengrab you have there is out of date. We updated the PJ article at around 10.40am yesterday for accuracy:

[Carolyn Wickware @cbwickware]

BREAKING: RPS members vote ‘yes’ to becoming Royal College of Pharmacy
https://t.co/VLGMIOu3j2

[Conan O'Brien @ConanOBrien]

People have been asking, so here's an excerpt from my Mark Twain Prize acceptance speech: https://t.co/JFGR8B68O7

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

. @rpharms will become a royal college by spring 2026 after 71.1% of members who voted were in favour of the proposal #ukpharmacy #RPS #rpharms https://t.co/bb4c9XqyiD

[Alison Moore @alijanemoore also on Bluesky @AliJaneMoore]

This was a fascinating piece to research - thank you to everyone who spoke to me for it. Pharmacists definitely do have a role to play in ED - especially with the increase in long waits.

[Anthony Cox @Cox_A_R]

There’s a correction on this post that shows it was a majority decision of those that voted to turn into a Royal College.

However 31.4% turnout, which for reference was far higher than turnout in English Board election was 7.3% (2023) and 10.1% (2024).

[Carolyn Wickware @cbwickware]

@TheConfusion @AliJaneMoore Hi Jono - Thanks for your response. We have since amended the standfirst to more accurately reflect that the 71% refers to the votes cast.

[Carolyn Wickware @cbwickware]

@Pharmacistdaz Hi Darren - Thank you for highlighting this. We have corrected the standfirst to more accurately reflect that the 71% refers to the votes cast.

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

In exclusive video interviews with #ThePJ, each @rpharms national pharmacy board chair puts forward their case for a Royal College of Pharmacy

@tase3121 @JonnyB_at_RMP @GMMcCaffrey

#royalcollegeofpharmacy #RPS #rpharms

https://t.co/dEiKzlIkFm

[Dave Tyas @tyas_dave]

@rpharms vote "REJECT"; my @PJOnline_News letters again of this week:

Reject the royal college proposals to keep a Society for the benefit of pharmacists https://t.co/zPbfqVqqto

RPS charter changes do not guarantee a pharmacist-led Board of Trustees https://t.co/tRCGiCFoFt

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

NHS trusts in England have started taking the first steps towards a dedicated pharmacy service for emergency departments, but as @AliJaneMoore discovered, there is a long way to go before each trust has the recommended support in place

https://t.co/vuMaHPYHGG

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

In board papers published on 6 February 2025, @NHSEngland has proposed a diabetic eye screening programme to be delivered by community health centres, high street opticians or pharmacies

#communitypharmacy #diabetes

https://t.co/iDIC4ZkKi4

[Pharmacist Darren (on 🦋) 💚 @Pharmacistdaz]

Good article - as "captives in the audience" of the GPhC, it would be good to see a pause, and reflection before the second rise in fees.

Evidence of the improvement & efficiency gains being shared.

Perhaps no second rise if improvement is lacking.

I can dream...

[Royal College of Pharmacy @rc_pharm]

If you missed it, catch up on RPS Chief Executive Paul Bennett’s interview with @PJOnline_News in which he sets out our ambitious proposals for change, and what this will mean for the profession.

Read it here: https://t.co/PHG4fAS2B8

@PaulBennettRPS

[Carolyn Wickware @cbwickware]

Congratulations to @sophie_willis96 for winning Newcomer of the Year at the Avicenna Media Awards this afternoon! Very well deserved!

[Dr Hassan Mahmood @HassanmahmoodDr]

I am delighted to share a piece of work that I have co-authored with @danielleyadams . As far as I am aware, it is the first article that goes into detail about psychotropic deprescribing in people with Learning Disability from an ethnic minority background. #MulticulturalSTOMP

[The Pharmaceutical Journal @PJOnline_News]

This spotlight episode of #ThePJPod @cbwickware and @DawnConnelly73 consider the current state of palliative care and how it could be improved to ensure equitable access
#ukpharmacy #palliativecare #healthinequalities

https://t.co/D5BFeXuoO8