Community pharmacies’ full potential is trapped in an iron cage of bureaucracy A community pharmacy mental health service piloted in Lincolnshire is funded on a flat fee, which the authors argue creates a service model that allows them to offer care regardless of the number of patients they see.…
Coroner advises NHS England to warn prescribers about interaction of tramadol and warfarin The coroner’s report says NHS England’s response “must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action” or must explain why no action is proposed.…
MHRA will take a ‘more proactive approach’ to reclassification, says chief executive June Raine told delegates at an event held on 12 December 2023 that a 5% reduction in medicine prescribing through reclassification could save the NHS £1.4bn each year.…
Introduction to clinical assessment for prescribers Prescribers can make use of a range of different methods and approaches when conducting clinical assessments. This article introduces some common tools used to collect information about a patient’s health status and wellbeing.…
Almost a third of community pharmacies providing COVID-19 jabs during autumn booster season More than 3,500 pharmacies in England are registered to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for the 2023 autumn booster programme.…
Immunocompromised patients at risk from contaminated eye gels, UKHSA warns Patients who are immunocompromised should not be treated with carbomer-containing lubricating eye products owing to contamination, the UK Health Security Agency has said.…
Pharmacy technicians may prepare and dispense medicines without supervision under government proposals The Department of Health and Social Care said the proposals were “not a move towards allowing pharmacists to remotely supervise a community pharmacy”.…
Test yourself: the 2023 CPD and Learning quiz Assess your knowledge on topics ranging from infectious diseases, to professional skills, to cardiology, in our end-of-year CPD and learning quiz.…
Routine delays: the cancer services struggling to treat patients on time Demand for cancer treatment continues to rise while workforce numbers fall, leaving NHS cancer services calling for help as they enter “crisis management”.…
Official notice: new FellowsIn accordance with the powers vested in it, the panel of Fellows appointed under Section 4 of the Society’s Regulations has designated the following 18 members as Fellows of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society for Distinction in the Profession of Pharmacy. Ifesinachi Anyamene Ian Ashurst Jo…
