Management

Prescribing dilemma: balancing risk and benefits of off-label migraine treatment in a child

The second of a new series of articles exploring real-world dilemmas that pharmacist prescribers encounter in clinical practice.…

How our trust reduced carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to driving almost 7,000 miles in a month

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reduced its medicines waste by moving patients’ medication with them and returning unused medication to the pharmacy in a timely manner.…

Acute complications of diabetes in adults: diagnosis and management

How to recognise and manage hypoglycaemia, hyperglycaemia and hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state, as well as providing information on prevention and managing sick days.…

Pharmacy management would do well to remember Maslow’s theory

Having taught pharmacy management at University College London School of Pharmacy for some years with occasional sessions at the King's College London and University of East Anglia schools, I was delighted to note Parastou Donyai’s mention of Abraham Maslow’s 'Hierarchy of Needs' ('Are we self-a…

More than a third of NHS trusts have no ethnic minority pharmacists at senior levels

Exclusive: Of 87 NHS trusts and health boards across Great Britain that provided latest data, 34.5% do not employ pharmacists from ethnic minority backgrounds at NHS 'Agenda for change' band 8b or above.…

Dilemma: when a line manager takes credit for your work

Four pharmacy professionals give their opinions on how to deal with a potentially plagiarising boss.…

How do I boost low staff morale?

Three pharmacy managers provide their thoughts and advice to a colleague who is concerned about staff satisfaction and engagement.…

Brilliant advice for pharmacy managers and leaders

Other people’s shoes: 40 Questions for Leaders and Managers, by Ken Jarrold.…

Improving clinical outcomes and the patient experience with the Greater Manchester Cancer Vanguard

Pharmacists possess the analytical and organisational skills required for project and programme management, says James Clark.…

Nine chief pharmaceutical officer fellowships to be offered to practising pharmacists in 2017

Pharmacists are being given the chance to develop leadership skills and shape national healthcare policy as part of the 2017 chief pharmaceutical officer’s clinical fellowship programme in England.…