News Increased access to naloxone could cut global deaths from opioid overdose, says WHO The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines to expand access to naloxone in an effort to reduce the number of deaths caused by overdoses of opioids.…Published: 17 November 2014
News Patients in England could access their own GP records by March 2015 All patients in England will be able to access their own GP records by March 2015 and their entire healthcare records by 2017, under plans contained in a report by the National Information Board.…Published: 17 November 2014
News Winter pressure leads to £300m NHS boost and plea to use pharmacies The UK Government is to inject an extra £300m into the NHS to help support local health services as winter approaches.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Criticism voiced over new rules for Cancer Drugs Fund Cancer charities and the pharmaceutical industry have expressed concerns over the way cancer medicines are appraised after a revised process for assessing drugs available through the Cancer Drugs Fund was published by NHS England.…Published: 14 November 2014
News GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer outperform Roche and Johnson & Johnson in corporate transparency study Many of the world’s 124 largest publicly listed companies disclose little or no financial details about their operations outside their parent country.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Lloydspharmacy funds pilot project to improve care of patients after discharge from hospital Lloydspharmacy stores in Liverpool are set to pilot a new model of community pharmacy-based discharge care, as a result of a new research collaboration.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Wednesday 10 December: SloughLocal practice forum event, ‘Inflammatory Bowel Disease: background, diagnosis and treatment’. John Lister Postgraduate Centre, Wexham Park Hospital (entrance 4), Slough SL2 4HL. Event 7.30pm, buffet 7pm. Book via the RPS website.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Shradhdha Masharani diesOn 9 October, Shradhdha Masharani MRPharmS, aged 50, of 18 Sweetbriar Close, Waltham, Grimsby, South Humberside DN37 0YF. Mrs Masharani registered with the Society in 1987.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Herbert William Parker diesOn 30 October, Herbert Parker MRPharmS, aged 82, of Longacre, 4 The Dingle, Knighton, Powys, Wales LD7 1LD. Mr Parker registered with the Society in 1954.…Published: 14 November 2014
News Major bleeding risk higher for dabigatran than for warfarin, study suggests Research suggests that dabigatran is associated with a higher risk of bleeding compared with warfarin in a US population sample.…Published: 13 November 2014