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Pharmacist among leadership award winners
2 Apr 09 | 16.17 | Wales
Cheryl Way, pharmacy manager at Llandough Hospital in Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust, and on part-time secondment to Informing Healthcare, the Welsh NHS IT programme, is one of 15 health professionals to win a Health Foundation “Leaders for change” award more >
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Former pharmacist’s appeal against striking-off fails
2 Apr 09 | 16.11 | England
Jawid Ahmed Yusuf, of Chingford, Essex, has failed in a High Court appeal against an order of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Disciplinary Committee that he should be struck off the Register of Pharmacists more >
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Vascular screening brings high hopes
2 Apr 09 | 15.12 | England
The national vascular risk assessment service was launched on 1 April 2009. Caroline Richards reports on what the programme will entail, and the views and expectations of primary care trusts, local pharmaceutical committees and pharmacists
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Advanced purchase deals could lead to new antibiotics
2 Apr 09 | 15.03 | England International Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Advanced purchase agreements could aid the development of new antibiotics, Sir Michael Rawlins, chairman of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence said during the 2009 BUPA health debate
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Stop smoking services
1 Apr 09 | 17.17 | England
A Department of Health document providing best practice guidance relevant to the provision of all NHS stop smoking interventions is now available
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DoH and PRLOG must voice support for “retired” title
1 Apr 09 | 16.04 | England Scotland Wales
The Department of Health and the Pharmacy Regulation and Leadership Oversight Group should state clearly that they intend the General Pharmaceutical Council to allow pharmacists to continue to call themselves “retired” or “former” pharmacists when they retire from the Register, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Treasurer Andrew Gush said this week more >
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Pharmacy know-how and ideas enrich e-learning
1 Apr 09 | 12.37 | England
An e-learning tool, funded by NHS South Central and written by medicines information pharmacists, was launched in March 2009. We take a look at how it came about
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Information technology innovation could be key in fragile financial climate
31 Mar 09 | 17.19 | International
Information technology and automation of pharmacy services are invaluable for hospital pharmacists in the current economic climate, according to Ana Herranz, pharmacist at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid more >
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Data conflicting on tight glucose control in ICUs
31 Mar 09 | 17.10 | International
Critical care patients whose blood glucose is intensively managed could be at increased risk of death compared with those managed using less aggressive blood glucose targets, research published suggests
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New NHS procedure for complaints will increase administrative burden for community pharmacies
30 Mar 09 | 16.14 | England
Patient complaints against a community pharmacy or pharmacist will involve more paperwork and administration under new procedures being introduced in the NHS from 1 April 2009 more >
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