Hospital

Advice published on accepting preregistration offers

24 May 13 | 13.57 | England Scotland Wales

Guidance on accepting or rejecting preregistration training offers has been issued by...
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Whistleblowers make use of Scottish hotline

24 May 13 | 13.48 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

A whistleblowing hotline for NHS Scotland staff has received 53 calls since it was launched last month...
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Pharmacy groups call on EC to act on shortages

24 May 13 | 13.43 | EU

Pharmacy representatives have urged governments, regulators and the European Commission...
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Cancer survivors no more likely to adopt healthy lifestyle

24 May 13 | 13.41 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales

Surviving cancer is unlikely to motivate an individual to lead a healthier lifestyle, according to new research...
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Macmillan survey highlights cancer drug errors

24 May 13 | 13.38 | England

Over 10,000 cancer patients in England could have been given the wrong drugs in hospital...
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Value of interprofessional collaborative practice highlighted

24 May 13 | 13.31 | International

Pharmacy has a vital role to play in interprofessional collaborative practice to deliver the highest quality of care...
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Five-days of corticosteroid enough for acute COPD

23 May 13 | 14.01 | International

A five-day course of systemic corticosteroid is enough for most patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease... more >
BNF updates include TB dose changes

23 May 13 | 13.46 | England Scotland Wales

The doses of rifampicin and ethambutol in the treatment regimen for tuberculosis have been increased in this month’s BNF... more >
NHS managers rate quality of NHS leadership as poor

23 May 13 | 13.31 | England

Forty per cent of NHS trust managers and clinical leaders think the quality of leadership in the health service overall is poor or very poor... more >
Do not use paracetamol just to reduce fever, says NICE

22 May 13 | 14.33 | England Wales

Advice on the use of paracetamol and ibuprofen to treat feverish illness in children less than five years of age...
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