Is it art to exploit the drug industry’s designs? The Paul Stolper Gallery is hosting the latest pharmacy-inspired Damien Hirst exhibition. Andrew Haynes questions whether this is art or exploitation.…
Pharmacists will have to be competent in speaking English to practise in the UK All pharmacists, even UK nationals, will in future have to be competent in speaking English if they want to practise in the UK, under new proposals.…
Hospital pharmacists may join new NHS strike on 24 NovemberMembers of the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists are likely to be among NHS workers in England due to go on strike again on 24 November 2014.…
With no control on student numbers, tomorrow’s pharmacists will have a bleak future The decision not to cap pharmacy student numbers could have a damaging impact on the future of the profession.…
‘Encouraging’ reduction in Scottish antibiotic prescribingRates of antibiotic prescribing in Scotland are falling, according to a report from Health Protection Scotland that reveals a 6.5% decrease in antibacterial prescriptions.…
Useful text for those working in critical care ‘Handbook of drugs in intensive care, an A-Z guide 5th edition’ by Henry Paw and Rob Shulman.…
Taking stock of pharmacy: a breakdown of global workforce data Numerous factors influence demand for pharmacists, with a rise in the number of prescriptions and more complex drug regimens increasing demand, and developments in the technician workforce and automation mitigating it in some regions.…
How does lack of anonymity facilitate shared learning in error reporting? Why Joy Wingfield is concerned about the decision to abolish anonymity for community pharmacies in reporting errors before the decriminalisation of dispensing errors has become a reality.…
E-cigarettes: proceed with cautionI note that your online poll suggests support for the sale of e-cigarettes in pharmacies (2014;293:412). It is not clear who you polled but that is beside the point. We need to proceed with extreme caution in this matter. First, let us be absolutely clear about the motivation of many of the co…
Pharmacy workforce remains a dilemma Reforms to pharmacy education and training will now proceed without a cap on student numbers, but there may well be unintended consequences.…