Labour has no plans to nationalise hospital pharmacy, says shadow pharmacy minister Exclusive: Alex Norris, the shadow pharmacy minister, said there are no plans to bring hospital pharmacies run by private companies back into NHS ownership.…
Brian Peter Henderson Brooks (1930–2021)On 5 March 2021, Brian Peter Henderson Brooks MRPharmS, aged 90 years, of Whitstable, Kent. Mr Brooks registered with the Society in 1954.…
The impact of a community pharmacy cough, cold and flu service on antibiotic prescribing and its acceptability A pharmacy-led point-of-care testing service for respiratory tract infections demonstrated positive results in the reduction of antibiotic use and high satisfaction rates among users and providers.…
Pharmacy-led sites administer more than 1.7 million COVID-19 vaccinations, says NHS England The vaccines have been administered ahead of a reduction in supplies of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, which may mean some sites have to stand down in the coming weeks.…
Revelations of a lonely locum during lockdown — so, this is professional isolation On his return to a role as a locum pharmacist during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tom Acey realised he had taken connections with patients and colleagues for granted.…
Nearly half of Pharmacy Integration Fund for 2019–2020 spent elsewhere in NHS Exclusive: Of the £40m budgeted for the Pharmacy Integration Fund, just £20.9m was used for projects within the fund.…
Steroid has saved the lives of one million COVID-19 patients worldwide, figures show Use of dexamethasone on COVID-19 hospital wards has saved 22,000 lives in the UK and an estimated one million lives worldwide, NHS England said.…
Ann Olive Harris (1936–2021)On 21 February 2021, Ann Olive Harris MRPharmS, aged 85 years, of Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan. Mrs Harris registered with the Society in 1959.…
GPhC must reconsider its approach to handling antisemitismThe views expressed in this letter are those of the author. If you would like to submit a letter to The Pharmaceutical Journal, please click here. As someone who is not Jewish, I feel compelled to support the protestation of Jonathan Hoffman and Graham Phillips (GPhC fitness-to-practis…
Support for criticism of GPhC over handling of antisemitismThe views expressed in this letter are those of the author. If you would like to submit a letter to The Pharmaceutical Journal, please click here. I refer to the letter by Jonathan Hoffman and Graham Phillips (The GPhc did not address antisemitism) and I wish to add my support to the d…