Hospital pharmacy

Majority of NHS preregistration training providers achieve 100% pass rate in June 2018 assessment

NHS preregistration training providers continue to out-do other providers in the registration assessment, with most achieving 100% pass rates for first-attempt candidates, according to figures from the General Pharmaceutical Council.…

First hospital pharmacist to decommission under FMD warns of flaw in system

The pharmacist thought to be the first person to decommission a medicine under the Falsified Medicines Directive in the UK has warned that the system could be ‘undermined’ by medicine packets that carry FMD hardware, but are not registered with the national medicines verification sy…

Wishing a happy retirement to hospital pharmacist Tony Sivner

Tony Sivner will retire from his post as chief pharmacist at Tameside Hospital on 31 December 2018 after 35 years’ service to Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. He graduated from the School of Pharmacy, University of London, in 1974 and then moved back to Manchest…

Pharmacy 2018: The twists and turns

The main events in pharmacy throughout 2018 and a preview of the year ahead.…

NHS looks to pharmacy as it faces a tough winter

As winter demands on the NHS rise, pharmacists are being reallocated to offer ward-based prescribing and seven-day pharmacy services to relieve the pressure. …

Cost of medicines in hospitals increased by 11% in 2017/2018

The cost of medicines prescribed in hospitals has increased by nearly 11% over the past year, according to official NHS data.…

Intravenous fluid management

An introduction to fluid management for adults in hospitals, covering replacement during resuscitation, malnourished patients and following large electrolyte losses.…

Patients are being underdosed: we need new guidance on small-volume drug infusions

Too many patients are not receiving their full prescribed dose with small-volume drug infusions, but hospital pharmacists can act to ensure patient safety.…

NHS England to save £300m after patent expiry of most costly drug

The NHS in England will save £300m from the patent expiry of adalimumab, the most costly drug used in NHS hospitals, which is double previous estimates, NHS England has announced.…

Pharmacy: underpaid and stressed?

The Pharmaceutical Journal salary and satisfaction survey 2018 provides a snapshot of the profession’s pay and working conditions.…