Patient records

RPS president questions value of pharmacists seeking consent each time they access a patient’s record

Ash Soni, president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), has questioned whether it is in the best interests of patients to seek consent each time their summary care record (SCR) needs to be accessed.…

Government’s £4.2bn investment for NHS IT includes money for ‘click and collect’ prescription service

The government is investing £4.2bn in NHS information technology, including money that will facilitate pharmacists’ access to patients’ summary care records and to introduce a ‘click and collect’ service for prescriptions.…

Dementia risk could be predicted using GP records

UCL model shows promise in predicting dementia risk for patients aged 60-79 years.…

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. …

Review of 2015: ten developments that are changing pharmacy

The pharmacy landscape continues to shift amid a backdrop of austere UK public spending and the rising spectre of centralised dispensing in the community. The Pharmaceutical Journal presents ten developments that affected pharmacists in 2015.…

Androgen depriving drugs could double Alzheimer’s disease risk

Androgen deprivation therapy is a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment, but it could double the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in the long term.…

Pharmacists in Scotland to have bigger role in reformed urgent care services

Community pharmacists in Scotland are being given an increased role in a reformed NHS out-of-hours service, following a Scottish government-commissioned independent review into urgent care.…

Welsh government backs pharmacists’ access to healthcare record

Pharmacists need access to patient healthcare records to do their job effectively, Welsh government deputy minister for health Vaughan Gething says.…

Difficulties accessing patient records is challenge for hospital pharmacists across Europe

Hospital pharmacists across Europe share common challenges that are getting in the way of them being able to deliver best practice, according to the results of a survey conducted by the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists.…

Gaining patient trust over pharmacy access to records

With the roll out of pharmacy access to summary care records, some patients will inevitably express concerns about privacy, but the signs are that patients support this move.…