Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists

Whistleblowing guardians should be appointed within NHS organisations, Francis says

NHS organisations should appoint whistleblowing guardians to support staff who have concerns about poor care and staff who whistleblow should have more protection from recrimination, a report by Sir Robert Francis says.…

England’s Department of Health to review hospital pharmacy services to identify cost savings

England’s Department of Health is to review hospital pharmacy services as part of a wider examination of how to cut waste in NHS procurement.…

NHS strikes: goodwill is a two-way process

Dave Thornton explains why the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists supports the industrial strike action over pay.…

WHO joins drive to make all clinical trial data publicly available

The World Health Organization has issued an official statement to encourage pharmaceutical companies to publicly disclose clinical trial results.…

Hospital pharmacists may join new NHS strike on 24 November

Members of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists are likely to be among NHS workers in England due to go on strike again on 24 November 2014.…

Union representing hospital pharmacists hopes strike will force government to rethink pay deal

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists hopes the UK government will reconsider the terms of the 2014 pay deal after NHS strike action.…

Drug manufacturers must provide accurate shelf life limits

Hospital pharmacists are calling on drug manufacturers to include more accurate shelf life limits on compounded parenteral products.…

Hospital pharmacist groups welcome Clarke Inquiry report

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Hospital Pharmacists Group have broadly supported the recommendations of the Clarke Inquiry final report.The report recommends that membership of the new professional body should be open to all members of the pharmacy fami…