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King’s speech promises single patient record within two years for certain patients

Proposed legislation announced by King Charles III will combine health and social care records into one place “to improve patient safety and experience”.…

Why clinical mentorship should be embedded into community pharmacist prescribing

Independent prescribing in community pharmacy cannot be safely or sustainably scaled without structured clinical support and supervision embedded into service design.…

Pharmacy’s role in harm reduction in individuals with substance use disorder

An overview of harm reduction principles and activity, as well as emerging substance use trends that pharmacists should be aware of.…

Newly qualified independent community pharmacists to be prioritised for prescribing support

An education and training pathway will provide 1,200 newly qualified independent community pharmacists with funded supervision.…

Pharmacists as antimicrobial stewards: ‘the bug stops here’

Antimicrobial resistance is a modern day crisis that we must all take responsibility for, with a balanced, careful approach to the use of antibiotic medicines.…

More than one-quarter of community pharmacies have designated sustainability champion, says GPhC

Pharmacy staff rated sustainability as a priority, with a mean score of 6.79 out of 10, according to the GPhC's thematic review.…

Case-based learning: hyperpolypharmacy and pharmacist-led multidisciplinary continuity in primary care

How multidisciplinary teams can collaborate to alleviate the risks of hyperpolypharmacy, and why a pharmacist-led continuity model could offer the best patient outcomes.…

Harnessing the power of collaborative working to optimise the electronic patient record systems across south east London 

In October 2023, two large NHS teaching trusts in south east London launched a new electronic health record. Within each trust, a single electronic health record was already allowing different care settings to align (e.g. critical care areas, accident and emergency departments and communit…

Is pharmacy education preparing pharmacists for the cognitive demands of modern practice?

As pharmacy roles become more demanding, Christa Awad questions whether students are being prepared to carry out their roles safely.…

Royal College of Pharmacy calls for full pharmacy student access to Learning Support Fund

In a joint letter to health minister Karin Smyth, pharmacy bodies said pharmacists “should be given comparable access to the training and development support provided to other healthcare professions”.…