NHS report promises ‘over 1,300’ pharmacists in GP surgeries by 2019 More than 800 additional clinical pharmacists could be working in GP surgeries within the next two years, according to plans announced on 31 March 2017 by Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England.…
Warning about potential data loss in pharmaciesI write to warn fellow contractors in community pharmacy about a major IT issue that affects storage of patient data. One busy afternoon last summer, our local area suffered a power cut. Normal service was restored three hours later but our pharmacy computer system could not reboot. I received…
Murray review of community pharmacy services will ‘direct’ government policy, says health minister UK health minister David Mowat says that the Murray review into the provision of community pharmacy services will “direct” government policy.…
Scottish Pharmacy Board meeting: 18 January 2017 The first Scottish Pharmacy Board (SPB) meeting of 2017 was held on 18 January 2017 at Holyrood House in Edinburgh.…
What pharmacist Annie Pannelay does as a consultant for a media company Annie Pannelay works in the healthcare practice of the Economist Intelligence Unit — as a pharmacist, not a journalist.…
Modelling approach could optimise drug combination choice Researchers used polynomial modelling to simulate complex drug-dose effects and found that they could accurately predict the dose-effect function of drug combinations.…
The rise of patient-centred technologies in community pharmacy2017 could see a rise in patient-centred technologies across pharmacy. Martin Hao, managing director at Healthera, a new medicines management app, looks at the reasons behind the trend.…
NHS England will not respond to Murray review in January, despite claims made by health minister NHS England says it will not be responding to the recommendations made in the independent Murray review of community pharmacy in January 2017, despite claims made by health minister David Mowat.…
Welsh audit body recommends managing medicines plan The government, the NHS and health bodies should revise the indicators used to compare how different prescribers and organisations use medicines, says a report by the Welsh Audit Office.…
Clinical Pharmacist’s top five research articles of 2016 Michael Dowdall breaks down the most popular research articles published in 2016.…