Hospital pharmacy

Top ten features of 2020

No prizes for guessing what this year’s most popular features have been based on… yes, everything and anything to do with COVID-19.…

Pharmacist-led feedback for prescribers cuts errors in hospital, study suggests

A pharmacist-led feedback intervention, aimed at supporting prescribers, resulted in a significant reduction in prescribing errors in hospital, a study has found.…

2020: How has your year been?

As this challenging year comes to an end, we ask five members of the profession how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted their lives.…

Pharmacist salaries in east of England fall by a fifth in one year, ONS figures show

Pharmacists working in the east of England area saw a 19% drop in their salaries on average this year, data from the Office for National Statistics show.…

Hospital pharmacists oversee ‘safe handling’ of COVID-19 vaccines in vaccination centres

Hospital pharmacists working in vaccination centres and hospital hubs are given the “lead responsibility” for ensuring COVID-19 vaccines are safely handled and administered, England’s chief pharmaceutical officer has said.…

Evaluation of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust community pharmacy transfer of care around medicines service

This study aims to retrospectively analyse the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust community pharmacy transfer of care in medicines service to describe the type of medication-related problems identified during pharmacist consultations with patients and the services provided.…

Guidance on off-label use of tocilizumab for UK COVID-19 patients published

A UK-wide position statement to support off-label prescribing and access to tocilizumab, administered intravenously, for eligible COVID-19 patients in intensive care has been published.…

Uncollected discharge medicines on mental health wards and the impact on medicines-related readmissions

Unplanned hospital readmission figures are frequently used within healthcare as an indicator of quality, with rapid readmissions, particularly those within 30 days, being considered poor.…

Appropriate prescribing practices and considerations: a hospital pharmacist’s perspective (audio)

How pharmacists can implement age-appropriate prescribing and choose the right formulation in practice.…

‘Patients want a fresh start without the stigma’ – a day in the life of an HIV and gastroenterology pharmacist

Akwasi Mintah details a typical day providing pharmaceutial care to patients with HIV and inflammatory bowel disease.…