Dieticians join ranks of prescribers More health professional groups in England are being given the chance to prescribe, sell and supply medicines, NHS England has announced.…
My experience as a pharmacist prescriber conducting an annual medication reviewConducting an annual medication review is not as straightforward as I had thought.…
How I reduce hospital admissions by working as a pharmacist in 77 care homes Carmel Copeland is the senior clinical pharmacist for care homes at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust (NHCT).…
RPS Scotland launches 2016 manifesto RPS Scotland has launched its 2016 manifesto ‘Right medicine - better health - fitter future’ ahead of the Scottish Parliament elections in May. …
How I deliver a pharmacy service for patients undergoing gender reassignment Patients undergoing gender reassignment can find it difficult to get the medicines they need because of how services are commissioned.…
A simple intervention to help manage asthma patients When dispensing prescriptions for asthma inhalers, community pharmacists could add a small task to their routine to improve management of asthma patients.…
Pharmacists cautious about including prescribing as core skill in initial education Pharmacists and their employers are cautious about including prescribing as a core skill within the initial professional education and training of pharmacists, according to responses to a General Pharmaceutical Council discussion paper.…
Pilot highlights ‘massive need’ for clinical pharmacist input into dispensing GP practices Findings from a pilot, in which a pharmacist independent prescriber provided face-to-face medication reviews in two dispensing practices, suggest that such care can deliver many benefits to patients.…
Identifying those with poor asthma control People with poor asthma control may not always attend asthma review appointments and community pharmacists could help find them.…
Expand pharmacy services to ease out-of-hours burden, profession’s leaders urge Roles for pharmacists in general practice, NHS 24, out-of-hours services and A&E, say Scottish pharmacy bodies.…