News Urgent medicine pharmacy service prevents a quarter of patients from going without drugs Just under one in four patients would have gone without their medicine if a pharmacist had not supplied it via the NHS Urgent Medicines Supply Advanced Service…Published: 26 January 2018
News Pharmacy teams given dental advice to treat patients in the community Dental and pharmacy teams have produced factsheets for pharmacies across Health Education England’s London and south east England area…Published: 16 January 2018
Feature Developing the role of the critical care pharmacist The evolution of the critical care pharmacist — from lone practitioner to integral multidisciplinary team member.…Published: 15 January 2018
News Pharmacists support emergency departments during winter pressure spike Pharmacists are being called in to support emergency departments as winter pressures force tens of thousands of NHS elective operations and routine outpatient appointments to be postponed.…Published: 5 January 2018
News Independent prescribing by paramedics under consideration Paramedics may become the latest health profession to be given the power to prescribe…Published: 30 November 2017
News Innovative projects could help reduce pressure on A&E and other healthcare services An app that shows patients with minor injuries where they can access the quickest treatment is one of eleven healthcare innovation projects being backed by NHS England.…Published: 28 November 2017
News Pharmacists key to sustainable staffing plans in emergency departments, says report The role of the pharmacist is an integral part of a plan set up by leading health bodies to ensure sustainable staffing in emergency departments.…Published: 24 November 2017
News New urgent care plans could see pharmacists dispatching ambulances Pharmacists could be given the power to dispatch ambulances as part of a push to increase the role of pharmacy in urgent care, a conference in Manchester has been told.…Published: 11 September 2017
Opinion Why we should increase access of EHC to women, rather than restrict it Barriers, such as a price premium, should be removed to allow easier access to emergency hormonal contraception.…Published: 18 August 2017
News Online pharmacy sells emergency contraception for £4.99 Emergency contraception can be bought online in the UK for as little as £4.99.…Published: 3 August 2017