Pharmacies to deliver HPV ‘catch-up’ vaccines and early cancer detection under national cancer plan In its national cancer plan, the government has announced that pharmacies will offer ‘catch-up’ human papillomavirus vaccinations to young patients who missed their dose at school.…
Preceptorship: the key to unlocking advanced pharmacist practice By implementing preceptorship programmes across pharmacy teams, leaders have an opportunity to guide workforce development by evidence and strategy, rather than chance or goodwill.…
Patient safety commissioner to approach PM over ‘disappointing’ delay to valproate compensation Henrietta Hughes said that nearly two years after publishing ‘The Hughes report’, patients harmed by valproate use are still waiting for a decision on financial redress.…
The unexpected importance of workplace resilience in pharmacy practice In an introduction to a series of learning articles on improving resilience within pharmacy, Zubin Austin explains how his team discovered the outsized impact that managerial decisions can have on staff wellbeing.…
Tobacco companies should fund national community pharmacy ‘stop smoking’ service, says report Recommendations by AstraZeneca in partnership with several pharmacy bodies have also called for the ‘NHS health check’ to be offered in community pharmacies.…
Health news round-up: NICE approvals, surveillance data and GLP-1 warnings A weekly summary of important developments in pharmacy and health news that you may have missed.…
Managing neuropathic pain in bipolar disorder An overview of the clinical considerations for managing comorbid bipolar disorder and neuropathic pain.…
PJ view: Access to rare disease treatment should not be a rarity Policymakers and healthcare leaders must persevere with long overdue changes to improve access to treatments for rare diseases.…
Community pharmacy’s dispensing role ‘under threat’ A report published by the Company Chemists' Association has urged the government to safeguard dispensing as community pharmacy transitions toward more clinical services under the NHS ten-year plan.…
Managing the shift to prescribing at registration for pharmacists Prescribing from registration offers pharmacy and the wider healthcare sector a great opportunity, but this reform must be managed and supported properly.…
