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Patients with a cough or lower respiratory tract infection producing discoloured sputum do not gain any benefit from being prescribed antibiotics, a study by
Pharmacists believe that targetted MURs are good news for community pharmacy, but are worried that the service must have enough flexibility to allow all patients who nee...">
Pharmacies could stand to lose as much as £2,000 a month if NCSO prescriptions are not endorsed correctly, one contractor has said after PSNC warned last week agai...">
Pharmacy services are an “easy target” for cuts as PCTs struggle to balance their books, the Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp) has said.<...">
GPs should act in an “expert advisory role”, with an emphasis on other members of the primary care team delivering care, a King’s Fund report has recom...">
The latest round of category M price reductions announced are “difficult to swallow” and likely to cause cashflow problems that could put some businesses under threat, in...">
The metabolic syndrome is a major risk factor for CVD and diabetes. This Update explores how the syndrome is defined, and how you can measure CVD risk.
You have noticed a small error on a prescription for methadone - after it has been dispensed. What should you do, and what are the potential consequences of this error? Share your views with other pharmacists. Email
chris.chapman@ubm.com
Negotiating a lease is never easy and, as competition law changes, pharmacists now have even more to consider when sealing the deal. As pharmacy leases last an average of 15 to 20 years, it’s important to ensure your lease covers all eventualities, say healthcare lawyers Charles Russell.
The C+D Senate ruled last week that understanding PNAs was key to pharmacy’s future, but Senator and LPC secretary Hemant Patel says PNAs will not achieve government aims
Portsmouth’s Healthy Living Pharmacy initiative is making ministers sit up and take notice of pharmacy. Hannah Flynn reveals the secrets of its success
Andrew Lansley’s NHS reforms will see a new world with GP commissioners and local authorities as pharmacy’s paymasters. Hannah Flynn finds out what C+D Senators say the sector must do to survive
Using the classic trick of offsetting bad news with good, contract negotiators for England and Wales this week announced the latest category M hit alongside a new advanced service.
I never thought I would be writing this again this year, but my pharmacy transfer is STILL going through. It officially began in May last year and the never ending headache continues!
Unless you’ve been living on Planet Zopiclone, you’ll realise family doctors are being entrusted with a dizzyingly large slice of the NHS budget. And you’re probably thinking those pound signs have us rubbing our hands in power-crazed glee.
We now know that the national NHS Commissioning Board will deal with most of the community pharmacy services and that the global sum will remain nationally controlled. However, writes Devon LPC's Mark Stone, prescribing budgets, which make up 10 per cent of the NHS spend, will be an important area for GP commissioning groups to focus on.
Seldoc the out of hours provider of primary care services for Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham are seeking a pharmaceutical advisor for 4-5 sessions per month.