PJ, September 2022, Vol 309, No 7965

Urinary tract infection in adults: diagnosis, management and prevention

This article covers the optimisation of patient outcomes through prompt diagnosis of, and appropriate antibiotic prescribing for, urinary tract infections.…

NHS could introduce performers list for independent prescribing pharmacists

A performers list for pharmacist prescribers would be in line with similar lists held for doctors and dentists.…

Should menopause management differ between ethnic groups?

Menopause management is not ‘one size fits all’ and effective treatment needs to be tailored to a woman’s individual needs.…

Alzheimer’s drug found to slow disease progression in phase III trial hailed as ‘historic’

Despite substantial side effects, patients taking lecanemab deteriorated 27% more slowly than those who took placebo.…

Pharmacies could provide ‘wider range’ of vaccinations in overhauled NHS vaccination service, says PSNC

NHS England expects "to develop a commissioning framework that enables an integrated approach to vaccinations in 2023/24".…

How our bursary award is helping to tackle the ethnicity awarding gap

The success story of a bursary award set up to explore the reasons behind the attainment gap in registration assessment outcomes.…

Electronic prescribing system cuts dispensing errors by almost half in one trust

Exclusive: As a result of implementing an electronic prescribing and medicines administration system, East London NHS Foundation Trust reduced dispensing errors by 45% and saved more than £900,000 per year.…

‘Competing priorities’: why is the rollout of e-prescribing taking so long?

The rollout of electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems is taking twice as long as expected in some areas, raising concerns that the resulting ‘hybrid’ systems are creating additional risks to patient safety.…

Consider testing all hospital patients with a record of penicillin allergy, says new guidance

Recommendations for pharmacists on how to de-label patients at low risk of penicillin allergy include a checklist for identification and a framework for testing by non-allergists.…

‘Thousands’ of pharmacies at risk of closure without additional government funding, warns report

Authors of a report on NHS community pharmacy have warned that the sector is facing an "economic crisis".…