Expand pharmacy services to ease out-of-hours burden, profession’s leaders urge Roles for pharmacists in general practice, NHS 24, out-of-hours services and A&E, say Scottish pharmacy bodies.…
Pharmacist practitioner-run clinics are a good ideaI wish to comment on Eileen Neilson’s piece ‘Nurses in pharmacies could help solve the NHS crisis’ ( The Pharmaceutical Journal 2015;294:79). Having nurses in pharmacies is a great concept and would improve access for patients, especially since most …
Call for national scheme for pharmacies to supply emergency medicines A national service that reimburses pharmacists for providing emergency supplies of prescription medicines would boost patient care, research suggests.…
Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.…
Nurse practitioners in pharmacies: a potential solution to the NHS crisis A pharmacy walk-in service run by nurse practitioners in the United States could be adopted in the UK to ease the burden on the overstretched NHS.…
Oxygen therapy: emergency use and long term treatment Emergency oxygen treatment is used two million times a year by ambulance services, and almost one in five hospital patients in the UK are being treated with oxygen at any one time.…
Clinics for nursing home residents reduce emergency admissions A project in Northern Ireland has demonstrated the value of a consultant pharmacist reviewing medicines for patients in nursing homes.…
Reduced hospital admissions for care home residents in London High-risk patients from 70 care homes in London received personalised care plans from a multi-disciplinary project team.…
Pharmacy-led project leads England and Wales in medicines reconciliation A team of six, who secured a place in the final of the Pharmaceutical Care Awards, have saved North Bristol NHS Trust an estimated £1m per year with their medicines reconciliation project.…
Building a pharmacy for the National Ambulance in the United Arab Emirates Anisha Patel is the only pharmacist working for the National Ambulance service in Abu Dhabi. Here, she describes her role in expanding the pharmacy — and developing services for the Formula 1 Grand Prix.…