NHS 111 minor ailments pilot rolled out across north-east of England More than 600 pharmacies in the north-east of England are being given the chance to take part in a new patient referral pilot scheme.…
NHS England releases guidelines on emergency referrals NHS England has published guidance that will enable community pharmacists to dispense fast, out-of-hours access to emergency medicines more easily.…
Pilot areas named for community pharmacy urgent medication referral scheme NHS England has published details of a new service that will see patients referred by NHS 111 to community pharmacies for urgent repeat medicines.…
Patients needing urgent repeat prescriptions will be referred to pharmacies, not GPs Patients who require urgent repeat medicines will be urged to see a community pharmacist rather than go to a GP or A&E department to take pressure off urgent care services under plans revealed by community health and care minister David Mowat.…
Medication barcoding system tested in Welsh care homes improves patient safety A pilot project trialling a barcoding system for dispensed medicines administered in care homes in Wales has shown that the system saves staff time, improves patient safety and reduces medicines waste.…
The incentive is now there for GPs to employ clinical pharmacists GP surgeries in England must work together to bid for new funding that would enable clinical pharmacists to join their teams.…
Pharmacy COPD-screening could save the NHS £264m Community pharmacies can help identify undiagnosed cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at an early stage, which could result in savings of around £264m per year, a pilot study suggests.…
