Getting the right medicines at the right price Organisation and delegation are essential skills in a procurement role.…
Defence for hospital pharmacists who make an inadvertent dispensing error comes closer Proposals to introduce a defence for hospital pharmacists if they inadvertently make a dispensing error are being referred to ministers for approval.…
NHS begins process to recognise consultant pharmacist posts in wake of 2013 reforms Loss of national system for approving posts means dozens of positions in England are yet to be recognised officially.…
Is the registration exam failing trainees?A cursory examination of pass rates of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) registration assessment reveals an astonishing level of variation, from a high of 94.5% in 2012 to an all-time low this year of 74.0%. Overall pass rates as published by the GPhC are as follows: 2011: 85.5% …
How to prevent health problems related to stress, addiction and anxiety Charity Pharmacist Support explains how pharmacists can prevent and overcome their own health issues.…
Clinical assessment may not reflect everyday practice A more clinically oriented registration assessment may disadvantage preregistration trainees in the community, who make up the largest sector.…
Appoint pharmacy champions to lead introduction of biosimilars, says NICE NHS trusts should appoint pharmacy and clinical champions to lead on biosimilar medicines, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.…
Manufacturing medicines in the aseptics unit Ensuring that medicines are manufactured to the highest quality is a major part of a pharmacy production manager’s role.…
Hospitals failing to pass on information about patients’ new drugs on discharge A third of hospital trusts admit that they fail to pass on information about new medicines to GPs or carers when patients are discharged, according to an inquiry by Healthwatch England…
Pre-registration pharmacist June exam pass rate falls to 74% A total of 2,077 pre-registration trainee pharmacists out of 2,811 passed their June 2015 registration assessment, a pass rate of 74%, the General Pharmaceutical Council has announced.…