CP, July 2019, Vol 11, No 7

Heart failure, older people and frailty

Diagnosis of heart failure and frailty can often be masked by other long-term conditions, making the delivery of treatment goals complicated.…

Testosterone deficiency: diagnosis, assessment and treatment

Male hypogonadism can significantly affect health and quality of life; however, diagnosis and management can be challenging.…

Taking an STP approach to improving the pharmacy workforce

Developing a sustainable, high quality pharmacy workforce is essential to delivering services in a complex and evolving healthcare environment, particularly as more opportunities arise for pharmacists to take extended roles. Hertfordshire and West Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partne…

Pharmacists must work with others to roll back polypharmacy culture

The new English Desprescribing Network will bring together healthcare professionals and researchers to stamp out medicine-related harm.…

Immunotherapy delays type 1 diabetes mellitus in high-risk individuals

  Certain individuals at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes mellitis can delay progression to clinical disease by two years or more with a two-week course of teplizumab, according to results of a phase II study.…

Vitamin D not protective against cardiovascular events

Vitamin D supplementation is not associated with a reduced risk of major cardiovascular events, a meta-analysis suggests.…

Prednisolone reduces hand osteoarthritis pain

Patients with hand osteoarthritis experienced improvements in pain and function with low-dose prednisolone treatment, according to a study presented at the European Congress of Rheumatology.…

Creating a coaching culture to support staff wellbeing in an NHS trust

More is being expected of trainee healthcare professionals; clinical educators must enable trainees to feel empowered and encourage them to seek their own solutions, as opposed to professionals telling them what they should do[1] . The Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust…

Esketamine nasal spray effective for rapid improvement of depressive symptoms

The ketamine-related nasal spray esketamine is effective at relieving the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression, a phase III study has shown.…

Weekly contact with pharmacist improves medicine adherence in people with heart failure

Regular consultations with pharmacists lead to improved medicine adherence in people with chronic heart failure, research results show.…