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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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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

Opinion

A pharmacist in the emergency department: transforming care one day at a time

Since moving over to a role in Wexham Hospital's emergency department, Natasha Gandhi has learned that having a dedicated pharmacist in the team can have a huge impact on patient care, service development and staff education.…

Published: 1 December 2021

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Proportion of pharmacists reporting high stress levels doubles in 2021, finds survey

Exclusive: Out of 1,020 respondents to the The Pharmaceutical Journal salary and job satisfaction survey, 25% said they felt 'very stressed' at work, citing demand for services and staff absence as the most influential reasons for their stress.…

Published: 18 November 2021

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NHS spend on contraceptive devices falls by 30% in one year

The NHS spent £337,396 on prescribing contraceptive devices in 2020/2021, compared with £475,195 in 2019/2020.…

Published: 11 November 2021

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Hospital and GP pharmacists must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2022

Sajid Javid has confirmed all NHS frontline workers providing services regulated by the Care Quality Commission must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 1 April 2022.…

Published: 9 November 2021

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Chief and lead pharmacists for NHS genomic medicine service regions appointed

Exclusive: Senior pharmacists have been appointed across the NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliances.…

Published: 8 November 2021

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Children discharged with pneumonia need only three days of antibiotic treatment, study results suggest

Amoxicillin was found to be no less effective in children receiving the antibiotic for three days than it was in those who took it for seven days.…

Published: 3 November 2021

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Three-quarters of pharmacists say lack of staff is hindering their job performance

Exclusive: Of the 991 respondents to The Pharmaceutical Journal's 2021 salary and job satisfaction survey, 77.8% said lack of staff was a barrier to doing their job, up from 48.6% in the 2020 survey.…

Published: 27 October 2021

Opinion

Clearing the COVID-19 patient treatment backlog through advancing efficient and safe delivery of care

Views from fellow pharmacists and nurses about cancer care and treatment.…

Published: 26 October 2021

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