Pharmacy involvement absent from almost half of TB services in England, report finds The report, authored by the Getting It Right First Time projects team at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, pointed out that pharmacy was absent in 43% of TB services.…
BMI should be recorded annually for people with long-term conditions, says NICE The draft quality standard on overweight and obesity management also advises healthcare professionals to seek permission in a sensitive, non-judgemental way before discussing weight.…
Reject the royal college proposals to keep a Society for the benefit of pharmacistsTwice Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) president Nicholas Wood opines in a recent letter that representing the interests of pharmacists is now done by others in pharmacy, and as such our Society, which was saved during his tenure two decades ago from becoming an organisation pur…
Only 15% of NHS trusts meet emergency department pharmacy support standards, investigation finds Exclusive: Freedom of information requests showed that only 15 of 98 NHS trusts in England met Royal College of Emergency Medicine and UK Clinical Pharmacy Association recommendations on pharmacy staffing levels.…
The journey towards dedicated pharmacy support for all emergency departments NHS trusts in England have started taking the first steps towards a dedicated pharmacy service for emergency departments, but there is a long way to go before each trust has the recommended support in place.…
Converting textual dose instructions to structured data using Microsoft ExcelI am writing to share some work I have done on the conversion of textual dose instructions to Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard structured data, as suggested by NHS Digital, by using Microsoft Excel. I anticipate that this would be of particular utility to my colleagues in …
Two-thirds of cholesterol point-of-care tests fail to meet standards, researchers warn Authors of a literature review found that only two out of six point-of-care tests “mostly met” necessary standards for use in the NHS Health Check programme.…
Wai Yong (1949–2024)On 16 June 2024, Wai Yong MPharmS, aged 75 years, of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Mr Wong registered with the Society in 1975.…
Multiple doses of naloxone needed to reverse drug overdoses, pharmacists warned In response to the spike in cases of drug-related harm, such as near-fatal overdoses, the Scottish Drugs Forum has released information on the signs of an overdose and how pharmacists can reduce risk.…
NPA advises thousands of pharmacies to limit services from April 2025 As the government has yet to provide confirmation of funding for either the 2024/2025 or 2025/2026 financial years, the National Pharmacy Association recommends that its members consider limiting their service provision.…
