Urgent and emergency care

Pharmacies report three-fold increase in patients seeking emergency medicine

A Welsh health board has reported a 345% increase in the number of people seeking emergency medicine in December 2022, compared with the same month in 2021.…

Electrolyte disturbances: causes and management

This article details the clinical presentations of the most common electrolyte disturbances and how to treat them.…

Renal cancer: management

An overview of the most common forms of renal cancer, treatment options and the role of pharmacists in its management.…

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Development and reliability of a clinical pharmacy triage tool in the emergency department

A clinical pharmacy patient triage tool was developed to assist the clinical pharmacy team in the emergency department at Ulster Hospital, Northern Ireland.…

Anaphylaxis: symptoms, causes and diagnosis

Anaphylaxis normally develops suddenly and can be fatal if not correctly identified and managed.…

Anaphylaxis: management

Anaphylaxis is potentially life-threatening; therefore, pharmacists must be able to immediately recognise symptoms and know how to treat patients.…

Government to consult pharmacies on plans to ask patients in Wales to phone before attending A&E

Community pharmacy in Wales will be consulted by the government over plans to ask patients to “phone first” before attending A&E in an effort to curb demand during winter 2020/2021.…

How I faced COVID-19 as a critical care pharmacist in one of the UK’s worst hit regions

Specialist critical care pharmacist Greg Barton recounts how his unit adapted to new practices and unknowns as cases of coronavirus surged in north west England.…

Case-based learning: recognising sepsis

Sepsis can lead to organ failure and death. However, early diagnosis and recognition in the pharmacy may help prevent these potentially fatal consequences.…

Pharmacist consultation service risks putting ‘massive pressure’ on urgent care if too few pharmacies sign up

The Community Pharmacist Consultation Service needs at least 4,000 pharmacies to register by its go-live date of 29 October 2019 or referrals will “revert back” to general practice, a senior NHS England official has warned.…