News Audit of antibiotics supplied by pharmacy urgent medicine scheme to be carried out by NHS England NHS England plans to audit antibiotics supplied by pharmacists under the NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Service, at the request of Keith Ridge, chief pharmaceutical officer for England.…Published: 31 July 2019
News More than 40% of hospital admissions from care homes are avoidable with better preventative care Some 79,000 emergency admissions to hospital involving care home residents could be avoided in one year with better preventative primary care, an analysis from NHS England and the Health Foundation has found.…Published: 26 July 2019
News A&E could refer patients to community pharmacy under new five-year contract Patients in A&E could be sent to see a community pharmacist instead of a doctor under a future expansion of the scheme that currently refers patients from NHS 111 and general practice.…Published: 24 July 2019
News Royal college to rewrite policy that said pharmacists should only treat new A&E patients when the case relates to medicine The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has said it will rewrite its position statment on the use of pharmacists in emergency departments, which has been criticised as “disappointing” and “not patient-centred”.…Published: 2 July 2019
News Emergency antibiotic supplies from pharmacies double in a year The number of emergency antibiotics supplied to patients by community pharmacies without a prescription has almost doubled in one year, data from the NHS Business Services Authority show.…Published: 25 June 2019
Feature Emergency antibiotic supplies double despite concern over AMR As the number of antibiotics supplied through the NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Service increases, concerns are growing over its impact on antimicrobial resistance.…Published: 25 June 2019
News NUMSAS referrals to community pharmacy more than double in a year The number of referrals to community pharmacy through the NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Service (NUMSAS) has more than doubled in the past year, according to data from NHS England.…Published: 28 May 2019
News NHS Digital may trial pharmacy access to patient records using a tablet this year Pharmacists could soon access summary care records (SCR) using an Apple iPad rather than a smartcard, under a new NHS Digital pilot.…Published: 24 April 2019
News Pharmacists with additional skills can take ‘overall clinical responsibility’ for patients in A&E, study finds Pharmacists with additional clinical skills training can take clinical responsibility for patients in hospital emergency departments, according to research published in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy.…Published: 21 March 2019
Feature NHS looks to pharmacy as it faces a tough winter As winter demands on the NHS rise, pharmacists are being reallocated to offer ward-based prescribing and seven-day pharmacy services to relieve the pressure. …Published: 13 December 2018
