Patients want more diversity in clinical trials, report finds In the report on public and clinician views on the lifecycle of medicines, patients also called for making it easier to take part in research.…
NHS App to be used to recruit patients for clinical trials The Department of Health and Social Care said it is particularly encouraging underrepresented groups, such as people from ethnic minority backgrounds, to sign up to trials.…
Only 15% of NHS trusts meet emergency department pharmacy support standards, investigation finds Exclusive: Freedom of information requests showed that only 15 of 98 NHS trusts in England met Royal College of Emergency Medicine and UK Clinical Pharmacy Association recommendations on pharmacy staffing levels.…
How an MPharm placement in social care is preparing students for real-world roles Pharmacist educators in Manchester explain the value brought to students by a residential nursing home placement within the MPharm programme.…
Evaluation report of community pharmacy clinical services delayed until spring 2025, says NHS England Exclusive: NHS England said the delay is to avoid releasing an incomplete report, which could infer inaccurate suggestions relating to the pharmacy sector and damage patient confidence.…
Looking back at 2024: a review of the biggest stories in pharmacy In this episode, The PJ team revisits 2024 in pharmacy before sharing predictions for the year ahead.…
Government to set up 20 research hubs with £100m VPAG investment The new commercial research delivery centres place clinical trials into community settings to enable under-served regions to improve their participation in research.…
Hospitals should review pharmacy support in emergency departments, says health safety investigation body In a report, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body recommends that hospitals evaluate their processes so that patients in need of time-critical medicines are identified as soon as possible upon admission.…
From paper to practice: a pharmacy professional’s guide to critical appraisal tools A guide to the tools and checklists available to help critically appraise research papers.…
What it means to be a clinical writer at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Here, Shaunagh Swain — a clinical writer on the Pharmaceutical Press editorial team — explains how the role has opened up new opportunities in her career as a pharmacist.…
