Care homes and intermediate care

Antipsychotic use in care homes persists despite government drive

The rates of antipsychotic prescriptions being given to people living in care homes has remained unchanged, despite a government recommendation issued in 2009 to review the practice, researchers have found. …

Covert administration of medicines in care homes

Pharmacists and healthcare professionals should be familiar with covert administration of medicines, a complex process requiring multidisciplinary assessment, to ensure its appropriate use in care homes.…

Royal Pharmaceutical Society makes recommendations to parliamentary committee on optimising pharmacists’ skills in primary care

RPS Scotland have responded to the Scottish Parliament’s health and sport committee’s inquiry into the role of pharmacists working in GP hubs by calling for better utilisation of pharmacists’ skills in primary care.…

Warning labels help nursing home staff avoid incorrectly crushing medicines

Printing warning symbols on unit dose packaging alongside a staff education programme successfully reduced the number of times medicines were wrongly crushed before being given to nursing home residents, research from the Netherlands has revealed. …

RPS launches ultimate guide for pharmacists working in care homes

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has added to its ultimate guide series with a new guide for pharmacists working in care homes or for those who are interested in starting in the role. The ultimate guide provides members with information about the different roles pharmacists have in provi…

Patients nearing death subject to unnecessary treatments and procedures

More than a third of older patients who are facing the end of their lives in acute hospitals are given unnecessary drugs, according to new research.…

Meet the regional finalists of I Love My Pharmacist: Wales

The public has until 21 July 2016 to vote for their favourite regional finalist of the 2016 I Love My Pharmacist Award. The pharmacist with the highest number of votes in each region will then meet with the judging panel who will decide the 2016 champion.…

What should the RPS do to ensure the professional autonomy of its members isn’t adversely affected by the working conditions imposed by employers?

Candidates explain what they think the Royal Pharmaceutical Society should do to ensure the professional autonomy of its members isn’t adversely affected by the working conditions imposed by employers.…

RPS Wales launches first bilingual policy document

The RPS Wales’ policy ‘Improving medicines use in care homes in Wales’ has become the first RPS policy document to be translated into the Welsh language. …

Pharmacists can improve resident safety in care homes, says RPS Wales

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in Wales is calling for the next Welsh government to enable pharmacists to use their expertise to improve care for care home residents in Wales.…