PJ, November 2017, Vol 299, No 7907

‘No deal’ Brexit would cause ‘extensive problems’ for the NHS, says Nuffield Trust

A ‘no deal’ Brexit would do serious damage to an already overstretched NHS, the Nuffield Trust has cautioned…

Bradford University Pharmacy Team win innovative teaching award

Staff in the pharmacy department at the University of Bradford have won a national award for ‘transforming the student learning experience’.…

NHS patients can switch to online-only GP surgery

An NHS-backed service that would see patients leaving their traditional GP list and registering with an online-only service has been accused of ‘cherry picking’ healthier patients leaving other NHS services to pick up the pieces.…

NHS faces legal action for prescribing cheaper drug off label for sight loss

Two drug companies are threatening legal action against NHS doctors over plans to prescribe a cheaper off-label drug to treat wet age-related macular degeneration. …

Towards a smarter insulin

Scientists want to make a type of insulin that would need to be injected only once a day and would become active only in the presence of high glucose concentrations, freeing patients with type 1 diabetes from counting carbohydrates and injecting insulin several times a day.…

A useful adjunct to on-the-job training in hospital pharmacy

Introduction to Acute and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition, by David A. Holdford.…

Community pharmacists to spell out to MPs how they can ease winter pressures

Community pharmacists will explain to MPs later this month how the profession can help take pressure off NHS services this winter.…

Tech pioneers: pharmacists in technology and software development

Technology enables better healthcare, so it comes as no surprise that many pharmacists are dedicating their careers to developing digital solutions to optimise patient health outcomes.…

Pharmaceutical Expert Advisory Panel says Brexit negotiations must protect UK pharmaceutical industry

Brexit must be negotiated in a way that guarantees UK pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries access to European markets, a paper released by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Pharmaceutical Science Expert Advisory Panel (PSEAP) has warned.…

Pharmacists deliver 1 million flu jabs

More than 1 million flu vaccinations have now been administered by community pharmacists this year, beating last year’s total of 950,000.…