News Pharmacists in Scotland to have bigger role in reformed urgent care services Community pharmacists in Scotland are being given an increased role in a reformed NHS out-of-hours service, following a Scottish government-commissioned independent review into urgent care.…Published: 3 December 2015
News Two peptides predict cardiomyopathy after brain haemorrhage Swedish PhD student finds biomarkers that can identify subarachnoid haemorrhage patients at risk of cardiomyopathy.…Published: 3 December 2015
News Combining naproxen with other analgesics does not improve low back pain A ten-day course of naproxen and placebo was just as effective at relieving low back pain as naproxen combined with other pain medications.…Published: 30 October 2015
News Pharmacy faces up to the urgent care challenge The urgent and emergency care system must adapt or be overwhelmed, argues Keith Willett, NHS England’s director of acute care.…Published: 9 October 2015
Opinion The wait is over for more clinical roles for pharmacists Pharmacists, particularly those in the community, are closer than ever to being offered the new opportunities in clinical practice.…Published: 24 September 2015
News Pharmacist roles in A&E9 September 2015: The Guardian online published an article called ‘Can involving pharmacists in A&E shorten waiting times and help doctors?’. Royal Pharmaceutical Society English Pharmacy Board chair Sandra Gidley was quoted and said: “Pharmacists are at the moment largely…Published: 21 September 2015
News Expand pharmacy services to ease out-of-hours burden, profession’s leaders urge Roles for pharmacists in general practice, NHS 24, out-of-hours services and A&E, say Scottish pharmacy bodies.…Published: 24 August 2015
News Call for national scheme for pharmacies to supply emergency medicines A national service that reimburses pharmacists for providing emergency supplies of prescription medicines would boost patient care, research suggests.…Published: 27 July 2015
News Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.…Published: 24 July 2015
Opinion Nurse practitioners in pharmacies: a potential solution to the NHS crisis A pharmacy walk-in service run by nurse practitioners in the United States could be adopted in the UK to ease the burden on the overstretched NHS.…Published: 23 July 2015
