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Pharmacy showcased at Scottish Labour Party Conference
12 Mar 09 | 16.18 | Scotland
Pharmacy organisations joined forces at the Scottish Labour Party Conference in Dundee on 6–9 March 2009 to highlight the growing importance of pharmacists in the NHS more >
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A vision for pharmacist prescribing
12 Mar 09 | 16.09 | England Scotland Wales
In 2001 the vision for non-medical prescribing was to improve patient access, care and choice, by accomplishing safe, timely and effective prescribing by appropriately trained nurse members of multidisciplinary teams. Non-medical prescribing has gradually extended since then and now includes supplementary prescribing for allied health professionals, nurse independent prescribers and pharmacist supplementary and independent prescribers
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ABPI publishes guidance on joint working with the NHS
12 Mar 09 | 16.08 | England
Greater clarity on how pharmaceutical companies should work with the NHS under a joint working framework to improve patient outcomes has been set out in new guidance published by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry more >
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Differing views emerge over premises regulation
11 Mar 09 | 18.05 | England Scotland Wales
Proposals for the new pharmacy regulator to govern the registration of pharmacy premises should be expanded to include hospital and prison pharmacies, which are currently excluded from statutory regulation, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, wearing its regulatory hat, has recommended more >
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Specialist should have option to revert to generalist
11 Mar 09 | 17.42 | England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Pharmacists who fail to keep their learning up to date for any specialist interest should still be able to stay on the professional register when continuing professional development (CPD) becomes mandatory, according to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society more >
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Removing barriers to cross-sector working
10 Mar 09 | 17.38 | England
Jonathan Mason, England’s national clinical director for primary care and community pharmacy believes that understanding is key
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New paediatric guidance
10 Mar 09 | 17.02 | England
Pharmacists should ensure products they supply for children are appropriate in terms of strength, excipients and palatability, said Steve Tomlin, consultant pharmacist for children’s services, Evelina Children’s Hospital
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Positive response to e-learning tool
10 Mar 09 | 15.13 | England
An e-learning package developed by medicines information pharmacists has successfully undergone user testing and will be made available online in April 2009, Clinical Pharmacist can reveal
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The day doctors voiced new faith in clinical pharmacists
9 Mar 09 | 14.47 | England
Pharmacists know their worth in improving patient safety, but those outside the profession are not always aware. Now, the Royal College of Physicians has put its weight behind clinical pharmacy. Gareth Malson reports
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Scotland’s Public Petitions Committee to investigate support for dispensing doctors
9 Mar 09 | 14.05 | Scotland
A public petition in support of dispensing doctors is to be investigated further by the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee more >
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