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All the latest articles, news and reports on Pharmacy and Drugs
Key topics include: NICE guidance, Medicines management, Practice-based pharmacies, Medicines information, Pharmacy openings

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Tue 17 Jan

Funding pressure far from remote
Practice managers across Scotland are feeling the heat of financial constraints – and those in rural areas are no less...

Mon 16 Jan

Productive attitudes
The latest in a series of NHS efficiency-realising initiatives has been piloted across the UK. Several practice managers share...

Tue 3 Jan

Patients 'don't have time' to collect prescriptions
Patients stand accused of wasting GPs’ time as it is revealed many fail pick up prescriptions from pharmacies

Fri 18 Nov

GPs 'need to learn to resist antibiotics demand'
GPs and nurses are being urged to resist patient demands to prescribe antibiotics for colds and flu

Fri 4 Nov

Receptionists 'have complex prescribing role'
Admin staff play important repeat prescribing role but need training, say academics

Tue 1 Nov

Parents support child flu vaccine
Four in ten parents think all children should be offered the flu vaccine on the NHS, it is claimed

Mon 26 Sep

GPs fail cancer patients 'far too often'
GPs’ lack of knowledge about cancer causes side effects of treatment to go undetected, it is claimed

Fri 23 Sep

'Selfish' NHS staff risk infecting patients
Some frontline healthcare staff choose not to have a seasonal flu vaccination for fear it will "give them flu", said a...

Wed 17 Aug

GPs and pharmacists 'should strengthen links'
RCGP and RPS say GPs and community pharmacists should work together to improve care provided to patients in the community

Fri 22 Jul

Disused land sales to fund NHS services
NHS managers to raise funds by identifying disused land that can be sold off, government says

Wed 1 Jun

Feedback sought on side effects
Patients urged to report side-effect information directly to the government agency responsible

Wed 13 Apr

Approved drugs 'banned on NHS over cost'
Managers are drawing up lists of approved drugs GPs must not prescribe because they are too expensive, according to research

Thu 7 Apr

Proposals for prescription guidelines
GMC draft guidance could mean doctors prescribing online are required to liaise with the patient's GP

Thu 24 Mar

Flu, one hell of a season!
Cathryn Bateman, MiP’s consultant editor, shares her experiences of delivering an efficient flu vaccination service

Thu 24 Mar

Sting in the tail: swine flu returns
An unusually virulent flu season caused strains for many practices. So what happened, and what can be done to prevent a similar...

Mon 7 Mar

Prescription fees set to increase
Government announces 20p increase per item in the cost of medical prescriptions in England

Mon 14 Feb

£239m spent on swine flu vaccine
Department of Health disclose data following orders from the Information Commissioner's Office

Fri 21 Jan

Flu vaccine orders "to be centralised"
Ordering flu vaccines could be brought under central control after a "mismatch" in supplies this winter left some areas...

Wed 24 Nov

Unused medicines "cost NHS £300m a year"
Sum represents approximately £1 in every £25 spent on primary care and community pharmaceutical and allied products use

Mon 22 Nov

NHS reforms "could cause patient revolt"
New RCGP chair warns of potential unrest among patients denied access to life-extending drugs lobbying outside surgeries

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