http://www.pjonline.com/feeds/news PJonline news feed en-Uk http://www.pjonline.com/news/pj20100904_nes_portal Pharmacists and registered pharmacy technicians in Scotland planning their continuing professional development for 2010/11 are now able to browse and book NHS Education for Scotland courses through a new portal system http://www.pjonline.com/news/cp201009_news_feature_telepharmacy Telepharmacy is allowing pharmacists to spend less time in the dispensary and more time on the wards http://www.pjonline.com/news/pj20100904_white_paper_briefing Legislation to enable the NHS reforms described in the Government’s recent White Paper will be introduced in the autumn. Dawn Connelly reviews the implications for pharmacy in advance of Parliament returning in September 2010 http://www.pjonline.com/news/pj20100904_society_briefing In September 2010 the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will be relaunched as a solely professional body. Nicola Cree looks at the Society’s new branding and what Society members can expect from their professional body http://www.pjonline.com/news/summer_placement_gives_students_insight_into_the_roles_of_community_pharmacists Learning about over-the-counter products, measuring out methadone and shadowing a pharmacist to see how a medicines use review is carried out are all part of the summer placement experience at Boots http://www.pjonline.com/news/financial_pressures_halt_mhra_plans_to_put_product_information_online Government cuts mean that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has decided not to move forward with plans to make product information available online http://www.pjonline.com/news/sexually_transmitted_infections_rise_with_young_women_most_at_risk Women under 25 years of age are most at risk from sexually transmitted infections, which are on the rise in the UK according to new data http://www.pjonline.com/news/additional_tax_relief_for_rd_activities Small and medium-sized enterprises carrying out research and development (R&D) will soon be able to claim additional tax relief on their activities, even if they do not own the intellectual property that results from the R&D http://www.pjonline.com/news/unison_launches_legal_action_over_nhs_white_paper Health union Unison has started legal action against the Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley, claiming that he has refused to properly consult the public on proposals in the White Paper "Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS" http://www.pjonline.com/news/gphc_launches_telephone_helpline_for_registrants A telephone helpline for registrants unclear about the changes being brought in at the end of September when the General Pharmaceutical Council takes over regulation from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has been launched today http://www.pjonline.com/news/lowdose_omega3_fatty_acids_do_not_reduce_heart_attack_risk Low-dose omega-3 fatty acids do not reduce the risk of heart attacks in older people who have previously suffered an attack and who are receiving optimal doses of other protective drugs http://www.pjonline.com/news/printing_mistake_in_june_2010_schedule_of_payments Community pharmacists are being asked to check the details of their schedule of payments from NHS Prescription Services for June 2010 because of a printing mistake http://www.pjonline.com/news/no_smoking_day_charity_and_royal_pharmaceutical_society_join_forces_on_2011_campaign No Smoking Day 2011 will be supported by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society via a “Time to quit” campaign, developed in partnership with the charity No Smoking Day http://www.pjonline.com/news/teva_launches_otc_range Generics manufacturer Teva UK is branching out into over-the-counter medicines with the launch of its own range of analgesics, gastro-intestinal, allergy and cold and flu products http://www.pjonline.com/news/mixing_of_medicines_elearning_resources Brook and the Family Planning Association have launched an online tool to help people choose their method of contraception http://www.pjonline.com/news/ukcpa_diabetes_group_warns_about_withdrawal_of_mixtard_30_insulin Diabetes pharmacists have warned that the decision by Novo Nordisk to withdraw Mixtard 30 insulin is potentially unsafe for patients and will be costly for the NHS http://www.pjonline.com/news/contraception_online_tool Brook and the Family Planning Association have launched an online tool to help people choose their method of contraception http://www.pjonline.com/news/british_pharmacopoeia_2011 The British Pharmacopoeia 2011 is now available http://www.pjonline.com/news/university_twinning_network_approved_by_unesco A global university twinning and networking programme for pharmacy copurses has been launched http://www.pjonline.com/news/drug_tariff_updates_august_2010_prescriptions_0 The Department of Health and the National Assembly for Wales have agreed to allow “no cheaper stock obtainable” (NCSO) endorsements for the following, for July 2010 prescriptions