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COVID-19 deaths of NHS staff reported to government safety body were not investigated

Exclusive: In response to a Freedom of Information request, 3 NHS trusts said 89 of their RIDDOR reports to the Health and Safety Executive were refuted.…

Published: 26 May 2022

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MPharm students to have bigger role in medicines supply during clinical placements

Exclusive: To attract the education and training tariff, placements "must be meaningful clinical" and not "workplace shadowing", Health Education England has said.…

Published: 23 May 2022

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First hospital trust electronic prescription service system due to be approved in June 2022

The IC24 system, which will be used in secondary care for electronic prescribing, is going through its final assurance stage.…

Published: 17 May 2022

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Nearly a third of trusts meet NHS targets for discharge medicines service ahead of schedule

Speaking at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress, Wasim Baqir, senior NHS England pharmacist, said that up to 42,000 30-day readmissions could be avoided if every NHS trust hit the 1.5% referral target.…

Published: 16 May 2022

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GPhC scraps two-year wait for entry to independent prescriber training

Registered pharmacists will be able to begin independent prescribing training at any time, provided they have relevant experience and are able to recognise, understand and articulate the skills required by a prescriber.…

Published: 13 May 2022

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NHS Education for Scotland funds a further 186 independent prescriber training places

The funded places will be allocated first to pharmacists on the waiting list for training.…

Published: 10 May 2022

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Survey reveals 85% of hospital trusts report problems with medication compliance aids

The questionnaire was distributed by the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service to chief pharmacists at every acute trust in England.…

Published: 9 May 2022

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Cancer pharmacogenomics testing: are we hitting the mark?

The introduction of DPYD testing has launched the NHS into the world of pharmacogenomics, with huge benefits for patients. But with new data showing considerable variation in wait times for test results across England, we look at how this could be improved.…

Published: 5 May 2022

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Legal defence for inadvertent dispensing errors to be extended to hospital pharmacists

If approved by Parliament, the defence will now protect hospital pharmacists as well as those working in the community.…

Published: 4 May 2022

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Progress yet to be made on fast-track medical training for pharmacists

Exclusive: The Department of Health and Social Care first put forward plans for fast-track medical training courses in February 2020, but has said there are currently no updates on the proposals.…

Published: 27 April 2022