News MURs should target patients with cardiovascular disease from January 2015Community pharmacists will be expected to offer medicines use reviews to patients with cardiovascular disease and those who are at risk from 1 January 2015, national negotiators have confirmed.…Published: 10 December 2014
News Electronic sharing of hospital discharge information moves closer in Wales Some community pharmacies in Wales will be able to receive electronic discharge information from hospitals from March 2015.…Published: 8 December 2014
News Pharmacy support for COPD patients improves medicine-taking behaviour A study published in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice suggests that a community pharmacy COPD service improves the way patients take their medicines and is cost effective.…Published: 5 December 2014
News Pharmacy flu vaccinations increase in Wales Nearly 8,000 people were vaccinated against influenza at Welsh pharmacies in 2013–2014, according to data published by the Welsh Government.…Published: 5 December 2014
News England’s Department of Health to review hospital pharmacy services to identify cost savings England’s Department of Health is to review hospital pharmacy services as part of a wider examination of how to cut waste in NHS procurement.…Published: 1 December 2014
News Inquiry criticises NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for failure to appoint antimicrobial pharmacist Failure to adopt ’prudent’ antibiotic prescribing practices contributed to the deaths of 34 hospital patients from Clostridium difficile infection.…Published: 28 November 2014
News Provision of pharmacy services in England has increased, statistics show The number of medicines use reviews and new medicine service interventions has risen steadily in England’s community pharmacies.…Published: 25 November 2014
News Government-backed plan supports greater role for pharmacy in management of high blood pressureCommunity pharmacists should be commissioned to provide services that improve the management of people with high blood pressure or those who are at risk.…Published: 24 November 2014
News Review of fitness-to-practise cases suggests pharmacy regulator acts fairly Pharmacists are likely to be dealt with fairly if they find themselves up before the professional regulator’s fitness-to-practise committee, according to published research.…Published: 7 November 2014
News Diabetes patients could be quizzed about driving habits during medication reviewsPeople with diabetes could be questioned about their driving habits as part of their medication review, under proposals contained in a report by the Transport Research Laboratory. …Published: 30 October 2014
