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.…
Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.…
Pharmaceutical Care Award winners 2015 discuss their primary care projectThe winners of the Pharmaceutical Care Award 2015 discuss their primary care project.…
Pharmaceutical Care Awards 2015 audience choice winnersThe audience choice winners explain why their Pharmaceutical Care Awards project should be replicated.…
Response to hepatitis B vaccination impaired in rheumatoid arthritis patients Most rheumatoid arthritis patients taking immune-suppressant drugs do not have an adequate response to hepatitis B vaccination.…
Perioperative care plan provides benefits for patients with diabetes A London-based team, who helped reduce complications for patients with diabetes before and during surgery, were finalists in this year’s Pharmaceutical Care Awards.…