Pilot evidence crucial to integration of practice pharmacist role The evidence derived from a scheme to place pharmacists in general practice to ease pressures on GPs in England will be crucial to further integrating pharmacists into primary care, according to a leading practice pharmacist.…
The wait is over for more clinical roles for pharmacists Pharmacists, particularly those in the community, are closer than ever to being offered the new opportunities in clinical practice.…
Point-of-care testing for infections vital in fight against antimicrobial resistance Point of care tests are one of the most crucial developments in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, according to a leading antimicrobial pharmacist.…
Delays to pharmacy education reforms ‘must stop now’, warns pharmacy chief Reforms to pharmacy education have been delayed for “far too long” and progress must be made soon to deliver the pharmacists the health service needs, England’s chief pharmaceutical officer has warned.…
Welsh chief pharmacists say NHS pharmacists should ‘engage with’ RPS Faculty All pharmacists employed by health boards and trusts in Wales should engage with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Faculty processes, according to the All Wales Chief Pharmacist Committee.…
Survey finds 80% of customers would allow pharmacists to access their GP record Customers using a pharmacy vaccination service are happy for the pharmacist to be allowed access to their GP records, suggests a survey of over 7,000 patients.…
2015 RPS award winners announced The winners of this year’s Royal Pharmaceutical Society Awards were revealed at the annual conference in Birmingham on 13 September 2015.…
NHS patients to get full medical records access by 2016 NHS patients in England will be able to electronically access and contribute to their full medical records by 2016, the Department of Health (DH) has announced.…
Discharge summaries must be electronic from October 2016, says NHS England All discharge summaries for patients transferring from hospitals in England to the care of their GP must be completed electronically from October 2016, as part of new digital standards being introduced by the government.…
Finalists of ‘I Love My Pharmacist’ competition announced The 18 regional finalists in this year’s competition have been announced, as public voting gets under way.…
