Urgent care campaign to call for greater pharmacist role A campaign to promote greater use of pharmacists to relieve mounting pressures on urgent and emergency NHS services has been launched.…
UK can expect a “handful” of Ebola cases, Hunt tells MPs The UK is expected to have a “handful” of Ebola cases in the next three months, health secretary Jeremy Hunt told MPs.…
Dieters who lose weight quickly just as likely to keep the weight offResearchers tested the effects of slow and steady weight loss against rapid weight loss for long-term weight control, and found no difference.…
Medicines care plans proposed to join up NHS care An electronic “pharmaceutical care plan” should be introduced to improve the integration of care, according to a report on the future of pharmacy in Wales.…
Mind-expanding exploration at London’s Kew Gardens The Intoxication Season, Mind Altering Plants and Fungi at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, ran from 20 September to 12 October 2014.…
Should pharmacies sell electronic cigarettes? As the UK sees the massive growth of vapers, the e-cigarette industry and pharmacy leaders debate the merits of selling e-cigarettes in pharmacies at the Pharmacy Show.…
Phase II clinical trials for Ebola vaccine planned for early 2015Experts involved in the organisation of clinical research on Ebola vaccines intend to move to randomised controlled phase II trials in early 2015.…
Pharmacy regulator supports joint approach to culture of opennessThe General Pharmaceutical Council has joined other regulators in promoting health professionals’ duty to be honest and open with patients.…
Creating a culture of whistleblowing for pharmacists How do we improve the treatment of whistleblowers in the healthcare sector?…
NICE puts forward recommendations on safe use of medicinesNearly 50 recommendations on how health and social care staff and organisations can ensure medicines are used safely have been published by NICE.…
