Charities

Clarification on the PrescQIPP guidance for gluten-free foods

In response to the comment piece written by Tony Cartwright, ‘NHS gluten-free food controversy does no favours for coeliacs’ ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;295:324), we would like to point out some inaccuracies on the statements around the PrescQIPP guidance on gluten-free…

Filling the gap in mental health research

Ways to tackle the lack of funding in mental health research.…

Helping disadvantaged young people become healthcare professionals

Pharmacists in Africa play a key role in managing the supply and distribution of drugs for major conditions such as HIV and AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. Well-trained pharmacists improve the access to healthcare in rural communities by being able to advise and diagnose patients with minor illness…

Boosting your pharmacy career by becoming a charity trustee

Being a trustee for a charity enables pharmacists to gain skills in leadership, organisation and teamwork. Ingrid Torjesen finds out what being a trustee involves and how you can become one.…

Tutors can help address preregistration training problems now

Preregistration tutors must take their responsibility to trainees seriously and provide a supportive learning environment.…

WHO recommends earlier use of antiretrovirals in HIV patients

The World Health Organization has published new guidelines recommending that antiretroviral therapy is initiated in everyone living with HIV, regardless of their CD4 cell counts, as soon as possible after diagnosis. …

Cancer Drugs Fund needs overhaul, NAO investigation finds

The Cancer Drugs Fund is unsustainable in its current form because of overspending and a lack of evidence on the results it yields, according to a report from the National Audit Office.…

How to prevent health problems related to stress, addiction and anxiety

Charity Pharmacist Support explains how pharmacists can prevent and overcome their own health issues.…

WHO urges Yemen’s warring factions to permit supply of life-saving medicines

World Health Organization director-general Margaret Chan has warned that 8.6 million people in war-torn Yemen are in urgent need of medical help.…

Using medicines knowledge to provide humanitarian aid around the world

After 20 years working in the NHS, Trudi Hilton became a humanitarian aid pharmacist and has since worked in disaster areas and developing countries all over the world. Now she is trying to demonstrate the value of a pharmacist to UK charities that work abroad.…