Healthcare professional news

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has launched a plan to increase the role of pharmacies in the early diagnosis of cancer. What does this mean? If this plan were to go ahead, staff in pharmacies could assess patients and refer those with...Read More

Becky Rice

on 13th January

We have been truly amazed by the reaction of pharmacies to our Turn it Purple campaign this year. Thousands of pharmacy employees have taken part in the campaign, and numerous pharmacies have applied to the award. However, there could only...Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 16th December

Throughout November, pharmacies up and down the country have been Turning it Purple for Pancreatic Cancer Action’s second annual Pharmacy of the Year Award. The award was set up in 2018 to commend the pharmacies that go above and beyond...Read More

Jack McQuillan

on 16th December

The Health Foundation has recently published a report (November, 2019) analysing the NHS workforce and the current challenges it faces. The report contains some concerning statistics regarding the health workforce and its ability to meet increasing demand. Shocking number of...Read More

Becky Rice

on 5th December

Kirstin, our Health and Content Marketing Officer and Vicky, our IT & Digital Programme Manager will be attending the Pharmacy Show at the NEC Birmingham. We will be raising awareness of Pancreatic Cancer Action's pharmacy e-learning modules on pancreatic cancer...Read More

Nicolas Ramsey

on 18th September

This November, pharmacies are Turning it Purple and entering our Pharmacy of the Year Award to help raise awareness of pancreatic cancer within their local community. Turn it PurpleTM takes place during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month (every November) and is a...Read More

Kirstin Rawlings

on 16th September

The UK’s first convergence science centre has opened in the UK! This will bring together scientists from multiple research areas to investigate new cancer treatment paths, including a treatment for pancreatic cancer. Cancer Research UK have teamed up with the...Read More

Kirstin Rawlings

on 12th August

New research from UCL School of Pharmacy revealed amongst 25-34 year olds, 51% would feel comfortable talking to their community pharmacist when experiencing symptoms of cancer, “if IT systems could enhance their case finding and clinical judgements.” In the report,...Read More

Kirstin Rawlings

on 24th July

The cancer recovery package was first introduced in 2016 with the aim to improve quality of care for anyone with a cancer diagnosis. What is a recovery package? It was created in collaboration with Macmillan Cancer Support and aims to...Read More

Kirstin Rawlings

on 8th July

Researchers have found a treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer (that has spread beyond the pancreas) which slows down the progression of the tumour for some patients. People with BRCA gene mutations, responsible for around 10% of all pancreatic cancer cases,...Read More

Kirstin Rawlings

on 3rd July