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‘It has just grown and multiplied … now the service could not run without our prescribing’

Owain Brooks, deputy regional lead renal pharmacist, Morriston Hospital, Swansea…

Published: 6 October 2022

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Independent prescribing pharmacist numbers total 15,000, increasing by two-thirds in two years

Exclusive: There were 14,635 independent prescribers on the pharmacy register in August 2022, compared with 8,806 independent prescribers in May 2020.…

Published: 30 September 2022

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Electronic prescribing system cuts dispensing errors by almost half in one trust

Exclusive: As a result of implementing an electronic prescribing and medicines administration system, East London NHS Foundation Trust reduced dispensing errors by 45% and saved more than £900,000 per year.…

Published: 28 September 2022

Feature

‘Competing priorities’: why is the rollout of e-prescribing taking so long?

The rollout of electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems is taking twice as long as expected in some areas, raising concerns that the resulting ‘hybrid’ systems are creating additional risks to patient safety.…

Published: 28 September 2022

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Consider testing all hospital patients with a record of penicillin allergy, says new guidance

Recommendations for pharmacists on how to de-label patients at low risk of penicillin allergy include a checklist for identification and a framework for testing by non-allergists.…

Published: 28 September 2022

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First cohort to begin Welsh post-registration foundation pharmacist programme

The programme will begin in September 2022, with 34 pharmacists taking part in what Health Education and Improvement Wales describes as a “continuum of practice for new registrants early in their careers".…

Published: 26 September 2022

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Antiviral treatment now available on NHS for patients with severe or complicated monkeypox

Tecovirimat was originally developed for use against smallpox and works by reducing the amount of virus in the body.…

Published: 26 September 2022

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NHS education body to fund supervisors for independent prescriber training pilots

Exclusive: A letter seen by The Pharmaceutical Journal confirms that Health Education England has agreed regional funding of £56,000 for each designated prescribing practitioner working as part of the teach and treat pilots.…

Published: 14 September 2022

Opinion

Climate leadership demands weighing and owning risk: lessons from anaesthesia

Anaesthetists have owned the climate crisis by driving down clinical emissions in their practice, it is time the rest of the healthcare profession does the same.…

Published: 14 September 2022

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Pharmacy IV anti-cancer therapy services approaching ‘crisis point’, survey finds

Exclusive: A report based on a survey of pharmacy intravenous systemic anti-cancer therapy services has concluded "urgent action" is needed to address ongoing issues with treatment delays and workforce.…

Published: 7 September 2022