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NHS to launch campaign to promote careers in pharmacy and other healthcare professions experiencing shortages

The recruitment campaign is being developed owing to a reported shortage of nearly 84,000 full-time equivalent staff in healthcare professions.…

Published: 6 December 2021

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Children with poorly controlled asthma should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination, study results suggest

Researchers found that children with poorly controlled asthma were up to six times more likely to be admitted to hospital with COVID-19 than those without asthma.…

Published: 6 December 2021

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NHS develops dashboard to identify possible over-prescribing of prednisolone

The dashboard calculates the total cumulative dose of prednisolone prescribed to patients in England in the past 12 months, allowing those at risk to be considered for alternative treatment methods.…

Published: 3 December 2021

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Hospital to offer test that cuts wait for identifying secondary infection in COVID-19 patients

Results from a study on a DNA test showed it could provide accurate pathogen detection and antibiotic resistance prediction within eight hours.…

Published: 3 December 2021

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Second monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 approved in the UK

Sotrovimab has been approved for patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing severe disease.…

Published: 2 December 2021

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Time-consuming process ‘puts GPs off’ community pharmacy referrals scheme

According to Richard Vautrey, former chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee, the 'Community pharmacy consultation service' takes "potentially ten minutes" to work through each referral.…

Published: 2 December 2021

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Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 9 November 2021

The latest meeting of the Scottish Pharmacy Board covered the workforce position statement in detail, followed by an update on progress towards 'Pharmacy 2030' and a 2022 workplan.…

Published: 2 December 2021

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Pharmacy ‘red tape’ should be cut to release time for COVID-19 booster jab delivery, say pharmacy leaders

Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive officer of the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies, said the government should reduce workload to allow pharmacies to vaccinate more people.…

Published: 1 December 2021

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Tribute: Keith Fishwick (1930–2021)

Keith Fishwick died at Salisbury District Hospital, Wiltshire, on 27 November 2021 at the age of 91 years, as a consequence of complications following a fall. Keith qualified in pharmacy at the University of Manchester in 1952. This followed his naval national service, when a placement as venereo…

Published: 1 December 2021

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Keith Fishwick (1930–2021)

On 27 November 2021, Keith Fishwick, aged 91 years, of Ringwood, Hampshire. Mr Fishwick was a former Fellow of the Society.…

Published: 1 December 2021