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Pharmacists must prepare for changing NHS, RPS conference hears

The pharmacy profession will need to adapt its clinical practice within a changing NHS as the health service adjusts to meet demand, attendees at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s annual conference heard.…

Published: 13 September 2015

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Palliative chemotherapy may harm patient’s quality of life

Chemotherapy for end-stage cancer does not improve, and may harm, a patient’s quality of life in their final week of life, report researchers.…

Published: 3 August 2015

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NICE recommends daily medication reviews in draft guideline on end-of-life care

Medication should be optimised and reviewed daily when patients enter their final days, says a draft guideline from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on end-of-life care.…

Published: 31 July 2015

Feature

UK political parties discuss healthcare and pharmacy issues ahead of general election

Ahead of the UK public going to the polls on 7 May in the 2015 general election, the three largest political parties in Westminster respond to questions on the big issues in healthcare and pharmacy.…

Published: 23 April 2015

Opinion

Better information is needed to improve palliative care services

Gaps in access to palliative care services mean that many patients with life-limiting illnesses miss out on support they need, but there is much to learn about people’s experiences at the end of life.…

Published: 17 April 2015

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Patients can stop taking statins in terminal care, research suggests

Discontinuing statin use in patients with late-stage terminal illnesses is safe and may even be beneficial, according to research in JAMA Internal Medicine.…

Published: 30 March 2015

Opinion

Why a ‘conscience clause’ is essential in assisted suicide legislation

Pharmacists must be allowed to opt out of dispensing lethal prescriptions if assisted suicide is legalised, and this right should be protected in law, says Aileen Bryson, policy and practice lead at Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland.…

Published: 10 February 2015

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