Electronic sharing of hospital discharge information moves closer in Wales Some community pharmacies in Wales will be able to receive electronic discharge information from hospitals from March 2015.…
Pharmacy flu vaccinations increase in Wales Nearly 8,000 people were vaccinated against influenza at Welsh pharmacies in 2013–2014, according to data published by the Welsh Government.…
Provision of pharmacy services in England has increased, statistics show The number of medicines use reviews and new medicine service interventions has risen steadily in England’s community pharmacies.…
Government-backed plan supports greater role for pharmacy in management of high blood pressureCommunity pharmacists should be commissioned to provide services that improve the management of people with high blood pressure or those who are at risk.…
Without access to medical records, MURs cannot be conducted properlyA medicines use review (MUR) can only be done properly if the pharmacist has access to the medical records of the patient. I believe this is only possible if the MUR is conducted in a doctor’s surgery. I spent three months working in a large medical practice where I had access to the patient&r…
Review of fitness-to-practise cases suggests pharmacy regulator acts fairly Pharmacists are likely to be dealt with fairly if they find themselves up before the professional regulator’s fitness-to-practise committee, according to published research.…
Creating a culture of whistleblowing for pharmacists How do we improve the treatment of whistleblowers in the healthcare sector?…
Can a partnership programme of support help to empower pharmacists to initiate or increase the number of patient medicines use reviews?This paper aims to educate, motivate and support community pharmacists to increase the number of asthma medicines use reviews (MURs).…
Do patients perceive any benefit from medicines use reviews offered to them in community pharmacies?This article aims to determine whether patients benefit following medicines use reviews. Postal questionnaires were used for the study, which involved 152 patients who had MURs in a community pharmacy in Derby.…
Can medicines management services reduce hospital admissions?Pharmacists can help patients who are at risk of emergency admission by engaging in carefully targeted medication reviews, says Duncan Petty…
