Hospital pharmacy

Make better use of hospital pharmacists in mental health, says second Carter review

Mental health and community trusts should deploy pharmacists in much more “innovative” ways to ensure that they are able to tackle problems such as the use of antipsychotics and polypharmacy, says the second version of the Carter productivity review.…

How pharmacists can comply with GDPR

Pharmacies could be heavily fined if they break new data protection rules. Here is a quick guide on how to stay within the law.…

Second Carter review will “release hospital pharmacists from paperwork”

The second Carter productivity review will recommend a new national database to “release” hospital pharmacists from paperwork, its professional lead for medicines and pharmacy has hinted.…

Impact of an integrated pharmacy service on hospital admission costs

Northumberland was chosen as one of the national vanguard sites in early 2015, in response to the Five year forward view initiative. This article describes the evolution of the integrated pharmacy service, which now operates across organisational boundaries and in collaboration w…

Revalidation: How to use planned and unplanned learning entries to record CPD

Revalidation for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians came into force on 30 March 2018. This article explains the revalidation timeline and requirements, including what represents suitable planned and unplanned CPD activities and how they should be recorded.…

Health technology: learn, grow or become obsolete

Steve Hemsley reports on the latest advancements in health technology, how they will affect the careers of pharmacy professionals, and why new technologies should be embraced in order to win the race for relevance.…

Just 62% of community pharmacy preregistration places filled under new application system

All hospital preregistration places due to commence in August 2018 have been filled in England and Wales, while a third of preregistration places in community pharmacy have been left unfilled.…

Pharmacist leads project to reduce injection errors

An academic pharmacist is hoping to reduce the rate of injection errors by developing improved written guidance for nursing staff.…

Pharmacists’ woes under the lens

In a survey delivered in 2017, The Pharmaceutical Journal asked members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society — from all sectors of the profession — for their views on their salary, their career and the wider profession.…

Only one in five hospital pharmacists happy with current staffing levels, PDA survey finds

More than 80% of hospital pharmacists believe staffing levels at their workplace are insufficient, according to a survey conducted by the Pharmacists’ Defence Association.…