PJ August 2020, Vol 305, No 7940

Hope for the homeless: how pharmacy is supporting those living on the streets

Homeless people face many barriers when it comes to accessing basic healthcare and, as a result, are only likely to live until their mid-40s. Some pharmacists are working to take care out onto the streets to help give these people a chance at a better life.…

Pharmacies in Scotland to provide NHS flu vaccines for the first time in 2020/2021

Community pharmacies in Scotland will be able to provide NHS flu vaccinations for the first time during the 2020/2021 flu season, the government has confirmed.…

Diabetes: mental health considerations in adults

Pharmacists can contribute to the psychological and emotional wellbeing of people living with diabetes by helping to identify those who have mental wellbeing needs, optimising treatment and minimising risk factors.…

Community pharmacist vacancy rates as high as one in five in some parts of Wales, first ever workforce survey reveals

One region in Wales had a pharmacist vacancy rate of 19%, the first community pharmacy workforce survey in the country has revealed.…

‘The diversity of patients is vast’ – a day in the life of a perioperative prescribing pharmacist

Pharmacist Tara Molloy is the main prescriber of regular medicines for patients undergoing elective procedures at Wirral University Teaching Hospital.…

COVID-19 antibody testing not yet a ‘game changer’

With doubts around the accuracy of antibody tests and slow progress on point-of-care testing, it is likely we will be waiting some time before we can confidently screen for COVID-19.…

No going back: how the pandemic is changing general practice pharmacy

The coronavirus pandemic has been a huge challenge, but it has revolutionised pharmacy practice in some positive ways. In the second feature of a three-part series, we ask GP pharmacists which changes they want to retain.…

Government asks medicines manufacturers to stockpile drugs for end of Brexit transition period

The government has asked drug manufacturers to rebuild six-week stockpiles of medicines in time for the UK’s transition period for leaving the EU ending on 31 December 2020.…

Down, but not out: hydroxychloroquine could still have a role against COVID-19

Ongoing research may yet prove that the 4-aminoquinolones are an effective prophylactic medication in those at risk of developing COVID-19.…

COVID-19 raged, but mental health staff soldiered on — I am forever indebted to those who saved my mother’s life

Pharmacist Ruby Mughal realised she had a lot to learn about humanity in care after seeing the support mental health professionals gave her mother.…