Issue : The Pharmaceutical Journal, online
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New 'core curriculum' will help pharmacists direct their careers, says RPS
A brand new Royal Pharmaceutical Society ‘Professional development core curriculum’ has been launched at the 2018 International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress in Glasgow.
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Children with cancer set to benefit from personalised treatment within weeks, announces NHS England chief
Children and young people in England with a specific form of leukaemia could benefit from personalised cancer treatment within weeks, in the form of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, according to Simon Stevens, chief executive at NHS England.
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Post-discharge medicines scheme is underutilised, study suggests Subscription
Only a quarter of community pharmacies are actively checking patients’ medicines after discharge, the results of a four-year evaluation of a scheme in Wales show.
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Third of patients never take medicine for a long-term condition, say researchers Subscription
As many as one in three patients with a long-term health condition never initiate a newly prescribed medication, data presented at the International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress on 4 September 2018 show.
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Doctors encouraged to write directly to patients using plain English
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has developed guidance to help and encourage hospital doctors to write their outpatient clinic letters in plain English.
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New HIV diagnoses in the UK continue to decline, says PHE
New HIV diagnoses in the UK have continued to decline over the past decade, with a substantial decrease between 2015–2017, according to the annual HIV report from Public Health England, published on 4 September 2018.
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Painkiller linked to increased risk of heart problems Subscription
More clear warnings should be given about the risks of diclofenac, say researchers who found a higher risk of heart attack and stroke associated with its use.
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Icelandic pharmacists receive Faculty pins at FIP 2018 Subscription
Five Icelandic pharmacists received their Faculty pins during a reception held by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, on the third evening of the International Pharmaceutical Federation 2018 Congress.
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Community pharmacy can significantly improve care in long-term conditions, large-scale analysis finds Subscription
A large-scale analysis of the evidence for basing schemes to improve the management of long-term conditions in community pharmacy has given a “cautious” endorsement of their effect on patient care.
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Screening tool could save pharmacists an hour a day per ward, pilot suggests Subscription
Up to an hour per 25-bed ward, per day, of pharmacists’ time could be saved by using a hospital clinical pharmacy patient prioritisation tool, the results of a small pilot study show.
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