PJ, May 2022, Vol 308, No 7961

PJ view: People with long COVID are being left behind

A focus on rehabilitation for patients with long COVID, rather than research into treatments for the disease, is preventing millions of people from returning to normal life.…

Barthelmy Gilbert (1942–2022)

On 28 March 2022, Barthelmy Gilbert MPharmS, aged 79 years, of Pembrokeshire, Wales. Mr Gilbert registered with the Society in 1971. Tribute Bart had been working since 1998 up to his retirement in 2017, aged 75 years, in our independent pharmacy at Kilgetty, Pembrokeshire. Bart has wor…

NHS commissions review of professional leadership for pharmacy

David Webb, chief pharmaceutical officer for England, said strong professional leadership is needed “to guide, support and enable the transformational change" in pharmacy.…

GPhC scraps two-year wait for entry to independent prescriber training

Registered pharmacists will be able to begin independent prescribing training at any time, provided they have relevant experience and are able to recognise, understand and articulate the skills required by a prescriber.…

Wilson’s disease: diagnosis and management

An overview of the causes, signs, symptoms and management of Wilson’s disease, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterised by the accumulation of copper in various body tissues.…

Trialling dedicated ward pharmacy services at a district general hospital

Dedicated ward pharmacy services were originally piloted at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, using an innovative model of one pharmacist per ward with appropriate support from pharmacy technicians and assistants​[1]​.  With reduced pharmacy staffing levels impacting pharmacy service …

Pharmacist medication reviews not putting patient outcomes first, claim researchers

A series of interviews with pharmacists revealed that structured medication reviews were not being treated as a priority and corporate incentives were being put before patient outcomes.…

How one local community COVID-19 service treated up to 200 vulnerable patients each day

At the height of the Omicron wave, this local medicines delivery unit received an unexpectedly high number of referrals for patients at risk from COVID-19. Here is how they coped.…

RPS English Pharmacy Board 2022 results announced

Ewan Maule, Emma Boxer and Adebayo Adegbite have been voted on to the English Pharmacy Board for the first time, joining re-elected member Sibby Buckle and past member Brendon Jiang.…

Government to assess efficacy of Evusheld against Omicron variant before buying stock

Exclusive: The UK Health Security Agency is conducting tests to ascertain pre-exposure prophylaxis treatment Evusheld's effectiveness and length of protection against both BA.1 and BA.2 subvariants of COVID-19.…