Scottish government announces £2.6m funding boost for community pharmacies Community pharmacy in Scotland will receive an extra £2.6m in funding in the 2019/2020 financial year, matching the increase it was awarded in the previous year.…
Deaths: David Gerard KeaneOn 22 April 2019, David Gerard Keane MRPharmS, aged 93 years, of Swansea. Mr Keane registered with the Society in 1952.…
Remember that some optometrists are independent prescribers tooWould you be surprised if a patient handed you a prescription written by an optometrist? Would you know what to do? Optometrists tell us that some pharmacists do not realise that some optometrists are qualified as independent prescribers. Optometrist independent prescribers can prescribe any l…
Deaths: Ernest Arthur HillOn 9 April 2019, Ernest Arthur Hill MRPharmS, aged 64 years, of Newark, Nottingham. Mr Hill registered with the Society in 1977.…
Combination NRT linked to higher smoking quit rate than single forms Using combination nicotine replacement therapy, such as a patch plus a gum or lozenge, can increase the chances of successfully stopping smoking by 15% to 36%, compared to using single-form therapy.…
Pharmacist Support expands counselling service with funding from Boots Pharmacist Support — a charity working for pharmacists and their families, former pharmacists and pharmacy students to provide help and support — has announced that it will be able to offer personal coaching to more pharmacists after expanding its partnership with Boots.…
NHS Digital may trial pharmacy access to patient records using a tablet this year Pharmacists could soon access summary care records (SCR) using an Apple iPad rather than a smartcard, under a new NHS Digital pilot.…
Restrictions on prescribing OTC treatments rejected in Wales Proposals to restrict the prescribing of medicines and other treatments that are available over the counter will not go ahead in Wales.…
Pharmacists to refer patients for chest X-rays in research pilot Community pharmacists in Wales will be able to directly refer patients for a chest X-ray as part of a study to help increase the number of people identified with early lung cancer.…
England hits WHO 2020 hepatitis C target three years early Deaths from liver disease related to serious hepatitis C fell by more than 16% between 2015 and 2017, according to data published by Public Health England.…