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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

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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

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