John Martin Ellis (1942–2023)On 23 April 2023, John Martin Ellis, aged 80 years, of Wirral, Merseyside. Mr Ellis registered with the Society in 1965 and remained a member until his death.…
Patients facing language barriers receive worse care, say majority of pharmacy professionals Survey respondents reported a lack of clarity on when language barrier services should be used in NHS trust settings.…
Gas and air: are hospital staff safe? Concerns are rising about the danger that outdated manifolds pose to hospital staff, particularly in maternity departments, with new figures showing a lack of routine testing for nitrous oxide exposure in many hospital trusts.…
Hospital staff exposed to levels of nitrous oxide that exceed legal limits in a fifth of trusts Exclusive: Eight hospital trusts have suspended the use of Entonox, while one trust found staff were exposed to 12 times the workplace exposure limit.…
Pharmacist prescribing pilots to test new services for depression and minor illnesses Pharmacies participating in pilots for the pharmacist independent prescribing service in north west England will be able to prescribe for minor infections, as well as offer additional services for other conditions.…
NICE COVID-19 management guidelines are leaving hospitals ‘in limbo’ Conditional recommendations for COVID-19 treatments has created a “gap between guideline recommendations and current practice”, according to an expert.…
Community pharmacy has a role in the safe transition of care for patients on anticoagulants Analysis of data suggests that hospital patients prescribed anticoagulants benefit from support post-discharge.…
Prescribing errors in children: why they happen and how to prevent them Highlighting the potential causes of error when prescribing for children and outlining how pharmacists can support safer prescribing.…
Pharmacy First will be introduced in England in 2023, says government NHS England has announced that the government will invest an extra £645m in community pharmacy over the next two years, part of which will fund a 'Pharmacy First' service.…
NICE says more evidence needed for newer UTI point-of-care tests Several newer point-of-care tests were not recommended in latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, in which it concluded that more research needs to be carried out on their accuracy.…
