Medicines reconciliation

If elected to the RPS pharmacy board, what will be your top two priorities?

Candidates explain what their top two priorities will be if they are elected to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society pharmacy board.…

Communication during transfer of care of older people

Guidance, strategies and communication tools to support transfer of care of frail older people…

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…

Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month

What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.…

Pharmacy-led project leads England and Wales in medicines reconciliation

A team of six, who secured a place in the final of the Pharmaceutical Care Awards, have saved North Bristol NHS Trust an estimated £1m per year with their medicines reconciliation project.…

Resolving issues with medicines in A&E departments

Lindsay Smith has been lead pharmacist in emergency medicine at Worcestershire Royal Hospital for two years. She describes what the role involves and why it suits her.…

Healthcare professionals urged to share information about patients’ medicines

Information about a patient’s medicines should be shared by health and social care staff when that person moves from one care setting to another, urges new guidance.…

Medicines care plans proposed to join up NHS care

An electronic “pharmaceutical care plan” should be introduced to improve the integration of care, according to a report on the future of pharmacy in Wales.…

NICE puts forward recommendations on safe use of medicines

Nearly 50 recommendations on how health and social care staff and organisations can ensure medicines are used safely have been published by NICE.…

Planning for discharge: the next step for medicines reconciliation

Ensuring that medicines reconciliation takes place for every patient admitted to hospital is an excellent start. But to complete the circle there needs to be a renewed focus on communication at discharge…