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Becoming a pharmacist in a GP practice: multidisciplinary working and learning from colleagues
Regina Ahmed has decided to try a career in the primary care sector. In the fifth of a series of blog posts, she describes her experience of shadowing healthcare professionals at the hospital, progressing on the CPPE pathway, and learning more about mental health.
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Anaesthesiologists call on UN to resist making ketamine a controlled substance
The World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) has called for support to protect the status of the anaesthetic ketamine as an essential medicine.
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Pharmacy must grasp new clinical opportunities with both hands Subscription
As a GP with 25 years’ experience, a strong interest in medical education, and married to a community pharmacist, I am constantly amazed by how pharmacy has allowed itself to be sidelined and passed over by other medical-related professions. Salaries have not kept pace with similar groups, and there has been little in the way of role development and extension of skills. What few initiatives there are, such as minor ailment schemes, have been piecemeal and under-resourced.
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Dieticians join ranks of prescribers Subscription
More health professional groups in England are being given the chance to prescribe, sell and supply medicines, NHS England has announced.
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Type 1 diabetes resource Subscription
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched a new online learning tool for type 1 diabetes. It uses interactive activities and case studies to support the implementation of NICE guidance. The tool is aimed at all healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care and can be accessed free from the NICE website.
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Accidental exposure to Ebola could be managed with antivirals Subscription
Researchers in the UK tested a risk assessment and management plan for healthcare workers exposed to Ebola virus
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How do you feel after you’ve made an error?
Healthcare professionals can feel traumatised when they make an error. Patsy Edwards describes research she conducted into the emotional impact of errors on practitioners and the support they subsequently received.
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Regulator set to develop guidance for pharmacist prescribers Subscription
The General Pharmaceutical Council is considering producing its own guidance for pharmacist prescribers as it expects the role to develop.
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UK government accepts recommendations for reforming regulation of healthcare professionals Subscription
The UK government has broadly accepted the Law Commissions’ recommendations for reforming the regulation of healthcare professionals across the UK.
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The public trusts pharmacists but not to the same degree as other health professionals, survey shows Subscription
The public trusts the advice given by a community pharmacist but the degree of trust is lower than that afforded to other health professionals, according to an IPSOS/Mori poll.
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An advocate for global pharmacy Subscription
President of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Carmen Peña discusses gender equality, fighting Ebola and her vision for advanced roles for pharmacists.
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Pharmacists and clinical pharmacologists to collaborate following call for more consultant posts Subscription
Pharmacists and clinical pharmacologists are to look at how they can work together to improve patient care and increase the potential of medicines management to save NHS funds.
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With no control on student numbers, tomorrow’s pharmacists will have a bleak future Subscription
The decision not to cap pharmacy student numbers could have a damaging impact on the future of the profession.
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Pharmacy regulator supports joint approach to culture of openness Subscription
The General Pharmaceutical Council has joined other regulators in promoting health professionals’ duty to be honest and open with patients.
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UK regulator removes need to report all adverse drug reactions in children Subscription
It will no longer be compulsory for pharmacists, doctors and other healthcare professionals in the UK to report all suspected adverse drug reactions in children to the Yellow Card scheme, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has announced.
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Codes of ethics should be developed across healthcare professions, says FIP
Pharmacist associations should consider working with other professional groups to develop transdisciplinary codes of ethics, according to the International Pharmaceutical Federation.
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