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How the Gates Foundation seeks to energise the global fight against neglected tropical diseases Subscription
The president of the global health division at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Trevor Mundel, reveals how it is taking action against neglected tropical diseases.
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Q&A: Progress in seasonal influenza vaccines but world still short of capacity for pandemic vaccines Subscription
Marie-Paule Kieny from the World Health Organization discusses efforts over the past decade by the global agency to enhance seasonal influenza vaccine efficacy and production capacity, to ensure there is sufficient pandemic vaccine production, and to promote the effective development and deployment of pandemic vaccines by developing countries.
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Manifestos differ on role of STPs
The Conservative Party has promised, if it wins the election, to support the continuation of Sustainability and Transformation Plans while Labour says it would “halt and review” the 44 plans which are being developed in England.
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British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy appoints first pharmacist president
The British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) has, for the first time in its 45-year history, appointed a pharmacist to be its president.
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Vaccine coalition launched to tackle emerging global health threats
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations — which will fund the research and development of vaccines to prevent emerging infectious diseases — was launched at the World Economic Forum 2017 annual general meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
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Reclassifying emergency hormonal contraception levonorgestrel from a pharmacy to general sale medicine is not the answer Subscription
Instead of making levonorgestrel available to purchase in any retail outlet without medical advice, it would be better to improve emergency hormonal contraception consultations, lower the price of the medicine and make it more easily accessible via national patient group directions.
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RPS publishes new error reporting standards Subscription
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has published a new set of professional standards for the reporting, learning, sharing, taking action and review of incidents relating to patient safety. The standards were developed in collaboration ...
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RPS 'delighted' with proposed changes to supervision of pharmacists training to be prescribers Subscription
Sandra Gidley, chair of the RPS English Pharmacy Board, says the RPS is surprised and delighted to see the GPhC consultation document proposing changes to the supervision of pharmacists training to be prescribers
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Ending stigma towards HIV is the first step towards ending AIDS Subscription
On this World AIDS Day the National AIDS Trust’s theme is stigma, and there is so much that healthcare workers can do to help to combat stigma from the frontlines. The recently published UK Stigma Index highlighted the real problem in healthcare, with only 58% of people living with HIV feeling well supported by their GP practice, and 13% having heard negative comments ...
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Thomas Geoffrey Booth (1928-2016) Subscription
Thomas Geoffrey Booth, past president of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, founded the UK’s first department of pharmacy practice.
