NHS boards (Scotland)

Scottish health boards commission small numbers of flu vaccinations from community pharmacy

Community pharmacies in Scotland have been commissioned to provide small numbers of flu vaccinations in the first season they are providing them to the public on the NHS.…

Large parts of Scotland will not commission flu vaccinations from community pharmacies

Several health boards in Scotland will not use community pharmacies to deliver flu vaccinations this winter, despite being able to do so for the first time.…

Scottish health board says it has become first region in the world to ‘effectively eliminate’ hepatitis C

A Scottish health board has claimed to be the first region in the world to effectively eliminate hepatitis C.…

Post-foundation hospital pharmacists need mentors, survey finds

Mentoring is “crucial” to the development of advanced practice pharmacists, according to the results of a survey of hospital pharmacists in Scotland.…

NHS Scotland to provide £100,000-per-year cystic fibrosis drug

A five-year deal to supply NHS Scotland with cystic fibrosis drugs Orkambi and Symkevi has been secured after discussions between the manufacturer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and the Scottish government.…

A third of students on experiential learning programme had no contact with patients, finds report

A third of undergraduate pharmacy students who answered a survey after taking part in an experiential learning pilot programme in Scotland said they had not had any contact with patients during their placement.…

The evolution of NHS 111

First piloted in 2011, the NHS 111 service is constantly evolving and pharmacists are being increasingly recognised for the role they can have within it. Although models across England, Scotland and Wales share the same general objectives, they have developed separately, resulting in different versi…

NHS Tayside pharmacists felt ‘professionally vulnerable’ drug dosing concerns were ignored

Pharmacists at NHS Tayside said they felt “professionally vulnerable” after changes to breast cancer drug dosing were introduced by a consultant breast cancer oncology team, a report by Health Improvement Scotland has found.…

Scottish health board to see 16% hike in acute drugs cost over the next year

NHS Lanarkshire’s acute drugs cost is set to increase by 16% in 2019/2020, the health board’s chief executive, Calum Campbell, has said.…

Nine out of ten patients rate minor ailments scheme as ‘excellent’

The community pharmacy-run minor ailments scheme in Scotland has been an overwhelming success, according to independent research which, for the first time, sought the views of patients who use it.…