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Drug and medical device companies paid US doctors and hospitals US$6.5bn in 2014

Pharmaceutical and medical device companies paid US$6.5bn in fees to US physicians and teaching hospitals in 2014, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.…

The government should listen to the healthcare workforce before it pushes ahead with seven-day services

The government needs to listen to healthcare professionals’ concerns about implementation of seven-day services.…

Blood borne virus project wins ‘most reproducible’ audience vote at Pharmaceutical Care Awards

The audience choice award was presented to a community pharmacy project that focused on testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV in the Isle of Wight.…

Who Cares? review — a timely take on the health of the NHS

Michael’s Wynne’s play, written to coincide with the lead up to the UK general election, describes the state of the NHS through testimonies from staff, patients and leaders.…

Mark Porter: how doctors make their voices heard loud and clear

The British Medical Association’s council chairman Mark Porter talks campaigns, seven-day working and the potential for greater pharmacist involvement in prescribing issues in general practice.…

Shortcomings of the US healthcare system

‘Doctored: the disillusionment of an American physician’ by Sandeep Jauhar.…

Pharmacists are not a threat to GPs

I found GP Clare Gerada’s view on pharmacists archaic ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:208). Is the role of the pharmacist not constantly evolving? At least I thought it was. Pharmacists will never be able to step up as long as there are GPs like Gerada around. I was blo…

How do you feel after you’ve made an error?

Healthcare professionals can feel traumatised when they make an error. Patsy Edwards describes research she conducted into the emotional impact of errors on practitioners and the support they subsequently received.…

Q&A: How do GPs view the role of pharmacists in the NHS?

London-based GP Clare Gerada is chairman of Clinical Board, Primary Care Transformation, NHS England (London Region). But she is probably best known for her work as chairman of the Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners, a post she held for three years. She shares her thoughts on…

Helping reduce doctors’ prescribing errors in hospitals

A study in 2009 found that prescribing error rates for junior doctors are around 9%. Education and training pharmacist Sophia Feret describes a scheme she devised to help reduce these errors.…