Introduction

摘要

There was much to celebrate across the whole of the Society in 2014; my first year as President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). Across all three countries we continued to raise the profile of pharmacists amongst government and stakeholders. I am delighted we are getting the message across that pharmacists play an integrated role across the whole healthcare system, providing better patient care and supporting people to stay well. In England we launched the first of five campaigns around Shaping Pharmacy for the Future, with a particular focus on how pharmacists can support urgent and emergency care. Work continued in RPS Scotland to support the delivery of Prescription for Excellence, a vision for pharmaceutical care. In Wales the RPS played strongly into the Welsh strategy for pharmacy with Your Care, Your Medicines: Pharmacy at the Heart of Patient-Centred Care. RPS is now performing as a Royal College in all but name and I am looking forward to more achievements in the year ahead.