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Hertfordshire: Councillors hear of plans for increased role of pharmacists
By Deborah Price
Almost one in every 12 admissions to hospitals in Hertfordshire are related to medicines, councillors have been told.
And in many of those cases,...
GUEST COLUMN: Are gifts for staff motivational, counter-productive or plain offensive?
By Jeremy Holmes
The recent festive season made many pharmacies – and other businesses – think about gifts for their staff. Even if Christmas isn’t recognised...
‘Pharmacists can play vital role in cancer care’
Community pharmacy teams could play a pivotal role in early diagnosis of cancer, according to Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
In a report entitled 'Utilising community pharmacists...
BREAKING: Pharmacist sentenced to prison for supplying £280K worth drugs on black market
A Dudley-pharmacist has received 28 months in prison sentence at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday for illegally supplying Class B and Class C controlled drugs...
Flu vaccination: NICE quality standard recommends pharmacists to notify GPs on time
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new quality standard that covers increasing the uptake of flu vaccination among...
Over 114K patients benefit from same-day appointments via CPCS
A total of 114,275 with minor illnesses or urgent medication needs have received same-day pharmacist referrals so far, the Department of Health and Social...