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Bank holiday 2012

6 Feb 12 | 11.00 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

The end of May bank holiday has been moved to 4 June 2012 with an extra bank holiday on 5 June 2012

Every little bit helps

3 Feb 12 | 10.49 | England Scotland Wales

What do the new medicine service, the chronic medication service and discharge medication reviews have in common? Bit of a silly question, you may think

Will optimisation help save the NHS?

2 Feb 12 | 12.11 | England Scotland Wales

Managing epilepsy: what pharmacists need to know

1 Feb 12 | 16.05 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Publication of new clinical evidence has prompted NICE to update its clinical guideline on managing the epilepsies

iPhone app directs Kent teenagers to free condoms

31 Jan 12 | 16.32 | England

Teenagers in Kent can download an iPhone application that tells them where they can access free condoms and local sexual health services...

Scotland’s pharmacists join FAST stroke awareness drive

31 Jan 12 | 15.39 | Scotland

Community pharmacies in Scotland are joining the "FAST" campaign to help raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of stroke...

Body language: how to read and use it in a pharmacy

30 Jan 12 | 17.09 |

For pharmacists, being able to communicate effectively through non-verbal means is just as important as through verbal means. In this article, Parastou Donyai tells you how to read other people’s body language and use your own to improve communication more >

Should pharmacy join the mob?

26 Jan 12 | 16.49 | England

In the past couple of weeks the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing (both trade unions) have denounced the Health and Social Care Bill

Hands on or hands off?

26 Jan 12 | 16.42 | England Scotland Wales

As pharmacists take on increasingly clinical roles, the chances are that they will have to touch patients, whether they like it or not

Audit methods compared

26 Jan 12 | 16.29 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

An audit is an audit is an audit. Well, it is a bit more complicated than that, as three articles in this issue illustrate