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NHS making slow progress with antibiotic resistance guidelines, patient charity warns

The Patients Association has criticised health service commissioners in England for their slow progress in implementing the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) antimicrobial stewardship guidance (AMS) aimed at slowing the development of antibiotic resistance. …

Published: 13 May 2016

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Placing pharmacists in emergency departments could help 36% of patients

Pharmacists have the potential to manage the care of up to 36% of patients attending hospital emergency departments (ED), according to the results of two studies by Health Education England (HEE).…

Published: 13 May 2016

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Growth in GP workload exposed by King’s Fund report

The number of patient consultations in general practice has increased by 15% over the last five years, three times greater than the increase in general practitioners, an analysis on the extent of the crisis facing general practice by the King’s Fund has revealed.…

Published: 5 May 2016

Opinion

Pharmacists must retain healthy scepticism about e-cigarettes

Why e-cigarettes must not divert our focus from nicotine prevention and cessation.…

Published: 4 May 2016

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NICE approves heart failure therapy Entresto

A new combination treatment for heart failure has been recommended for NHS use by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.…

Published: 28 April 2016

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Professional and business development top reasons for pharmacy research involvement, says RPS report

An evalution of the RPS Research Ready programme has revealed that professional and business development are the top reasons for community pharmacies wanting to become research ready. …

Published: 28 April 2016

Opinion

Carter’s review of NHS hospitals: a much better effort from the government compared with community pharmacy

Lord Carter appears to have got it right in his review about how to improve efficiencies in NHS hospitals.…

Published: 27 April 2016

Opinion

Automated hub-and-spoke dispensing will create opportunities for greater patient contact; unless it’s all about the bottom line

Hub-and-spoke dispensing has the potential to change community pharmacy for the better but questions remain.…

Published: 22 April 2016

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Claims that leading pharmacy chain conducts unnecessary MURs prompts call for review

Pharmacy organisations are calling for changes to the way medicines use reviews (MURs) are conducted after an investigation by The Guardian claimed that a leading pharmacy chain was performing them unnecessarily to maximise profits.…

Published: 18 April 2016

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On 175th anniversary RPS sets out strategic goals that will pave way to Royal College status

At an event to celebrate the RPS’s 175th anniversary, president Ash Soni calls for member support for the Society to make the move towards Royal College status. …

Published: 15 April 2016