PJ, April 2008

Eight groups want to be central to professional body

Eight pharmacy organisations have stated their desire to be part of the new professional body for pharmacy, following a meeting of the Waterloo group. The group (PJ, 31 March 2007, p357), made up of parties with an interest in the future body’s success, convened in London last week to discuss the…

Supporting professional aspirations — the Clarke Inquiry vision for pharmacy

The final report of Nigel Clarke’s independent inquiry into a new professional body for pharmacy goes into great detail on what kind of support it thinks the profession should expect from such a body. Matthew Wright (on the staff of The Journal) takes a look at some of the inquiry’s recommendati…

Response to Clarke report is generally favourable

Initial responses from pharmacy groups to the Clarke Inquiry’s report into a future professional body for pharmacy, although positive, have highlighted concerns over how the proposed changes will be put into effect. Catherine Duggan, United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association chairman and R…

An overview of hepatitis: part 1

The UK is the only major developed country showing an increase in the number of deaths from all forms of liver disease, including hepatitis. In part 1, Gareth Nickless focuses on non-viral hepatitis and drug use in liver dysfunction.…

Hospital pharmacist groups welcome Clarke Inquiry report

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Hospital Pharmacists Group have broadly supported the recommendations of the Clarke Inquiry final report.The report recommends that membership of the new professional body should be open to all members of the pharmacy fami…