RPS is offering three years complimentary RPS associate membership for pharmacists fleeing areas of conflict, including the recent war in Ukraine.
This offer is to help refugees settle and practice in Great Britain, by providing full access to all our resources and support services.
The offer is also extended to pharmacy students and pharmaceutical scientists.
Membership includes access to the Pharmaceutical Journal online, access to our pharmacy practice guidance, and the support of our one-to-one professional advice service.
RPS CEO Paul Bennett said: “We have a duty to help refugees arriving in Great Britain and I am pleased to announce we are offering complimentary membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to refugee pharmacists fleeing war and conflict areas, including Ukraine. This may help people who are in a very difficult situation to gain independence and to work in Great Britain should they wish to do so.
“RPS has supported pharmacists both in Great Britain and abroad for years, and this initiative comes on the back of the Homes for Ukraine campaign, which may see thousands of Ukrainian refugees settle here. We are doing our bit to support those when they need it most and will be speaking with other healthcare organisations and the All-Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Chamber (AUPC) to make sure every Ukrainian pharmacist travelling to Great Britain is welcomed. It is also right that this offer is available to any refugee pharmacist from any area of conflict, arriving in Great Britain.”
This offer is specially for people fleeing areas of conflict and war acutely rather than people who have already settled in Great Britain
RPS has already provided free access to MedicinesComplete and the Pharmaceutical Journal to all healthcare professionals in Ukraine.
Since 2014 we have offered support through the WHO initiative Research4Life which provides institutions in low-and middle-income countries with online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content, including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, the West Bank and Gaza Strip and most recently Ukraine. You can find out more here.
Visit our Ukrainian Refugee Assistance webpage or our Refugee Assistance webpage to find out how to get the free membership.
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