Pharmacy Futures NI launched!
We are delighted to announce that Pharmacy Futures NI launched on Monday 9 November 2020 and will run until early January 2020.
Pharmacy Futures NI is designed to significantly bolster the profession in Northern Ireland by attracting pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy staff to come and work here. The campaign is led by Pharmacy Forum NI in partnership with the Department of Health for Northern Ireland.
Inspire Support Hub
A new online support service – Inspire Support Hub – has just been launched by our partner, Inspire, and aims to widen the support options available as part of Pharmacy Forum NI’s existing Employee Assistance Programme.
The hub provides instant access to a range of information and tools tailored specifically to help care for individual wellbeing needs. These include:
- Guided self-assessment via chatbot
- Self-help courses
- An interactive map identifying different activities linked to the 5 ways of wellbeing – Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Learn and Give
- Resources on a range of wellbeing areas, and through a selection of book recommendations, the opportunity to engage in the experiences of others
- Mood tracker
Pharmacy Forum NI Gold Medal Prize 2020 awarded
At the Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy Undergraduate Awards Ceremony 2020 held 21 October, Sheelin McKeagney, Chair of the Pharmacy Forum NI presented Niamh Martin the Pharmacy Forum NI Gold Medal Prize 2020 for highest overall distinction in pharmacy in year group.
