NHS trusts

A glimpse of pharmacy’s snowy white peaks

Nearly a decade after Roger Kline’s damning verdict on diversity across London NHS trusts, recent data obtained and analysed by The Pharmaceutical Journal highlight a lack of diversity across management pharmacist posts in Great Britain.…

Community pharmacy access to shared patient records ‘not prioritised’

Exclusive: The local health and care record programme will offer priority to GPs and trusts for access to shared care records.…

Reopening Nightingale hospitals will put ‘incredible strain’ on pharmacy teams, hospital pharmacists warn

Reopening the Nightingale hospitals will put “incredible strain” on hospital pharmacy teams, the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists has warned.…

Some patients with chronic pain face waiting years to see a specialist

Exclusive: The majority of patients living with chronic pain are having to wait much longer than recommended for specialist help to manage their symptoms, with some waiting two years after being referred by their GP. …

Half of NHS trusts outsource outpatient pharmacy services to avoid VAT

Half of NHS trusts now outsource their outpatient pharmacies in an effort to save on tax, according to NHS figures, despite union leaders saying this practice is detrimental to staff pay.…

Open to abuse: gaps highlighted in the controlled drug system

With almost 1,400 reports of controlled drugs being lost, stolen or missing in 2018/2019, there are concerns regarding the increasing sophistication of those trying to subvert the system.…

E-prescribing in hospital: ten ways to make it a success

Some hospital trusts are making progress towards replacing paper prescriptions with their electronic counterparts, but others are yet to make the switch. Here are ten tips for successful implementation of electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems.…

‘A blessing and a curse’: the struggle to introduce e-prescribing

NHS England has set an ambitious target to be paperless by 2024, a major part of which is implementing electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems in hospitals. Although progress is being made, there remain challenges to overcome.…

Vape shops open in two ‘smoke-free’ hospitals

E-cigarette shops have opened in two hospitals in the West Midlands after the NHS trust running the hospitals went smoke-free on 5 July 2019.…

Emergency antibiotic supplies double despite concern over AMR

As the number of antibiotics supplied through the NHS Urgent Medicine Supply Advanced Service increases, concerns are growing over its impact on antimicrobial resistance.…