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PJ view: Pharmacy technicians are vital in efforts to rescue pharmacists from their workload

Pharmacy technicians are best placed to take on more responsibility to alleviate workforce pressures across all pharmacy sectors.…

Published: 22 April 2024

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Chief pharmacist role should be mandatory, says RPS

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists has also raised concerns about the wellbeing of chief pharmacists, who it said face risk of burnout, in response to a consultation on draft standards for the role of chief pharmacists.…

Published: 17 April 2024

Opinion

An ‘Argos’ model could give patients the access to medicines they deserve

Medicine shortages have been an ongoing issue for several years, but Liz Breen argues that lessons in transparent supply chains, learned from practices in Spain and Sweden, could alleviate pressures in the UK.…

Published: 17 April 2024

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Pharmacy leaders ‘disappointed’ at cuts to free NHS mental health service

NHS Practitioner Health, which provides support to NHS staff for mental health and addiction, will no longer offer services to secondary care staff.…

Published: 15 April 2024

Opinion

How our trust reduced carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to driving almost 7,000 miles in a month

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reduced its medicines waste by moving patients’ medication with them and returning unused medication to the pharmacy in a timely manner.…

Published: 15 April 2024

Opinion

Tell us about your salary and working conditions

Calling all pharmacists! Please take part in our short survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.…

Published: 15 April 2024

Feature

Reconciling medicine review targets with hospital workforce challenges

As hospital workforce pressures bite, pharmacy teams are questioning whether medicines reconciliation targets are appropriate.…

Published: 11 April 2024

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‘Providing more leeway to pharmacists’ an obvious solution to medicines shortages, says pharmacy minister

In an exclusive interview withThe Pharmaceutical Journal, Andrea Leadsom acknowledged that medicines shortages were causing “friction in the system”.…

Published: 2 April 2024

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NHS England publishes guidance on withdrawing desflurane from general use, following NICE evidence review

Desflurane can be safely withdrawn from clinical use, the guidance says, but may be warranted in “some specific clinical exceptions”.…

Published: 27 March 2024

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Around 45% of hospital emergency departments have a clinical pharmacy service, MPs told

Giving evidence to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee pharmacy inquiry, David Webb, chief pharmaceutical officer for England, said the figure was a "significant step" towards all hospital emergency departments having a dedicated pharmacist.…

Published: 26 March 2024