Two in three housebound patients had no medication review for more than two years Home-visit service at Aneurin Bevan Health Board’s Primary and Community Care Academy also found that over a quarter of patients reported that waste medicines were “automatically ordered by community pharmacies without checking what patients actually needed”.…
A service evaluation of NHS prescription ordering direct in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board Repeat prescribing generates substantial workload within general practice and can contribute to avoidable medicines waste across the NHS. Prescription ordering direct (POD) services aim to centralise repeat prescription ordering processes and support patients to take greater control of their medicin…
Invest in aseptic services for future of specialised medicines, says chief pharmacist The chief pharmacist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said the introduction of genetically modified organisms means “more specialist facilities are required”.…
Trust linked to sickle cell death had failed electronic patient record standards A patient died as a result of multi-organ failure owing to sickle cell crisis, following a delay in referrals as they moved between teams at an NHS trust.…
Hypertension pilot demonstrated pharmacy management of long-term conditions The results of a hypertension case-finding pilot highlighted that patients with long-term conditions can be identified and managed in community pharmacies.…
Triple agonist drug retatrutide shows 21% weight loss in patients with diabetes Nearly one-quarter of participants with a baseline BMI of 35 or higher and type 2 diabetes, who took retatrutide 12 mg, lost an average of 61 lbs.…
How effective deployment of pharmacy technicians could free up GPs’ time Pharmacy technicians are well positioned to support medicines optimisation, prescribing safety and workforce sustainability.…
