This episode, RPS Inclusion and Diversity Co-ordinator Amandeep Doll chats to Lubna Kerr - a pharmacist, comedian, actor and playwright.

Join them as they take a fun look at Lubna's experiences juggling her pharmacy role alongside a successful career on stage and screen. 

Can a pharmacist be funny and professional? Yes, they can!

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This episode, RPS Chief Scientist Professor Gino Martini gets insight into the UK COVID-19 vaccine programme through speaking to a very special guest.

Gino is joined by Sir Richard Sykes, who was appointed Chair of the UK Government's Vaccine Taskforce in June 2021, and also chairs the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the UK Stem Cell Foundation.

Sir Richard, who has extensive experience in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, imparts his knowledge about the role of the Vaccine Taskforce, the booster vaccine campaign, and coping with COVID-19 variants - as well as the 'very important' role pharmacies and pharmacists have played during the pandemic.

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This episode, RPS President Claire Anderson and RPS Head of Professional Belonging Aman Doll celebrate Black History Month by chatting with Tase Oputu and Adanna Anthony-Okeke, pharmacists at different stages in their careers, about what it means to be black in pharmacy - and what still needs to change.

Tase is the Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Commissioning and Pathways at Barts Health NHS Trust and is a member of the English Pharmacy Board.

And Adanna is a fifth year Pharmacy student at the University of Nottingham. 

Both have been championing black pharmacists in the workplace and in education in Great Britain and beyond. Find out what they have been doing in this week's instalment of the RPS Pharma Scene podcast.

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This episode, RPS Head of Professional Belonging Aman Doll chats with Mike Maguire and Farzana Haq. The pair formed an allyship following an RPS Allyship Webinar as part of the society's Inclusion and Diversity work.

An allyship is where individuals come together to build a relationship of trust to gain a better understanding of a marginalised individual or group and their experiences.

Mike and Farzana tell us about their experiences during their journey as allies, sharing shocking stories and experiences, as well as educational insight and explain why you should start an allyship.

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This episode, RPS Chief Scientist Gino Martini chats with Nathalie Moll and Sunayana Shah about the role of industrial pharmacy, and their experiences as pharmacists during the pandemic.

Nathalie has been Director General of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) since 2017.

And Sunayana is an expert in regulatory, medical, and pharmacovigilance policy development.

Join them to discover how industrial pharmacy is changing and contributing to healthcare around the world.

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This time on RPS Pharma Scene, we speak to Dr Kirit Virdee of PharmaLedger. Kirit and his team have been working on applications for blockchain in pharmacy.

Better known for its use in Bitcoin and fintech, Kirit talks to Professor Gino Martini about the potential for blockchain in tracking medicines, and for healthcare professionals to easily monitor which prescriptions individual patients have received.

Discover how blockchain technology could make a major difference to healthcare in future!

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In this first episode of our new RPS Pharma Scene podcast, RPS Chief Scientist Gino Martini talks to Professor Dame Sally Davies about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and what pharmacy can do to counter this growing threat.

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