07 Jul 2006
to ensure they are tolerating the treatment. One outcome might be that pharmacists work more regularly ...
across Nottingham and Manchester. They will assess the benefit of pharmacists spending two days every 12 ...
01 Feb 2008
Independent prescriber pharmacists are being assigned to GP surgeries, despite GPC protests...pharmacists. Stephen Inns, pharmacist and lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, has been running two four ...
. Mr Inns plans to evaluate the effectiveness of independent prescriber pharmacists in March 2008 ...
threat to general practice. Pharmacists do have a wide-ranging training in drugs across the board ...
30 Nov 2007
, when the Chulmleigh pharmacist retired and closed his shop because he was unable to find a successor ...
- the pharmacist s previous advisory role in our community was sorely missed by our patients, and by us. Because ...
process. Initially we were unsuccessful in appointing a pharmacist who shared our ideas. We were ...
11 Apr 2008
| by Rachel Liddle
Concerns over extending pharmacist role for long-term conditions....Better relationships are needed between GPs and community pharmacists for DoH plans to extend ...
pharmacists become involved in vascular checks for those aged 40-74, the DoH announced, they will also help ...
use could also be offered. The DoH plans for a 50 per cent transfer of these roles to pharmacists ...
15 Nov 2007
Offering a pharmacist a partnership has paid off for a community surgery in rural North Devon....Delegates at the Dispensing Doctors Association conference in Bristol this month heard how four years ago Wallingbrook Health Centre offered a partnership position to a pharmacist. Dr Diana Wielink, one of five GP partners at the practice, said it initially had problems recruiting a pharmacist ...
07 Mar 2008
| by Tom Ireland
less serious illnesses in community pharmacies. The DoH plans to look into pharmacists treating ...
21 May 2008
| by Sanjay Tanday
GPs are urged to work with pharmacists to develop local weight-loss programmes....GPs should work side-by-side with pharmacists to help tackle the growing obesity epidemic ...
in Hertfordshire, said that the role of pharmacists in weight management was currently under-valued . Pharmacist have access to a lot of patients, he said. As long as they have the facilities and can carry out ...
Pharmacists in England may be allowed to switch prescriptions for 37 branded drugs included on a...' and pharmacists' time. 'The better answer would be to make sure people are prescribing generically,' he said ...
pharmacists to substitute drugs prescribed by brand with generic replacements. However, GPs and charities ...
18 Jan 2008
Pharmacists are bidding to offer the wide-arching screening programme announced by prime minister...David Pruce, RPSGB director of practice and quality improvement, said: It makes sense that these further screening plans are rolled out in the pharmacy. Utilising the skills of pharmacists provides an opportunity to free up GP time. By exploiting pharmacy services GPs can use their time more effectively ...
07 Aug 2009
Generic versions of the same medicine should look alike, pharmacist representatives have argued....pharmacist in Chester.
She told GP that ensuring all the generic versions of one medicine
looked alike would ...
of confidence in healthcare, in pharmacists and in doctors,' she
said. The idea is now due to be considered ...