Pharmacy's ethnicity pay gap widensSubscription
As the government consults on whether to make reporting of ethnicity pay data mandatory for employers, our analyses show the extent of the ethnicity pay gap among pharmacists.
Comment
We must declare Scotland's drug deaths a public health emergencySubscription
The number of drug-related deaths in Scotland has soared to the highest level in the EU. We know which strategies can tackle this crisis — we should be using them.
CPD article
Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes mellitusSubscription
Patient education and self management are central to treating type 2 diabetes mellitus and preventing its associated complications.
Learning article
Case-based learning: sore throatSubscription
Most sore throats are caused by viral infections and get better within a week through self-care. However, it is important to recognise when a sore throat is a symptom of a more serious illness.
Research
Pharmaceutical care to medical patients in the emergency department: a service evaluationSubscription
An evaluation of a new hospital pharmacy service that introduces pharmaceutical care earlier after admission to the emergency department.
Careers
Reinvigorating community pharmacy: ways to boost morale Subscription
A survey by The Pharmaceutical Journal shows that community pharmacy is the sector with the lowest morale, so we asked community pharmacists what needs to change.
Dispensing errors: where does responsibility lie?Subscription
Pharmacy professionals give their thoughts and advice to a Responsible Pharmacist colleague whose team is involved in a dispensing error.
News
Just six pharmacies rated 'excellent' in history of GPhC inspections
The General Pharmaceutical Council has rated just six pharmacies as ‘excellent’ following more than 14,500 inspections between August 2013 and November 2018.
Use of multicompartment compliance aids in the community is 'excessive', says NHS Wales
The use of multicompartment compliance aids in the community is “excessive” and an “ingrained area of practice” that needs to be challenged, guidance from NHS Wales is expected to warn.
Number of clinical pharmacists expected to work in PCNs rises to 7,500 by 2023/2024
The number of clinical pharmacists needed to work in the new primary care networks in England by 2023/2024 could be as high as 7,500, according to a calculation by London GPs.
Pass rate gap widens for black trainees in preregistration exam
The difference in pass rates between black African and white British preregistration trainees taking the General Pharmaceutical Council registration assessment has widened by four percentage points since 2018.
Majority of pharmacists need support managing stress at work, survey finds
More than 60% of pharmacists need support with stress at work, a survey carried out by the charity Pharmacist Support has revealed.
More than 500,000 patients in England were prescribed an opioid for over three years, PHE finds
A review published by Public Health England has found that more than 500,000 patients in England were continuously prescribed an opioid for three years or more, despite a lack of evidence showing their efficacy in the long term.
UK 'not fully prepared' for medicines importation in a no-deal Brexit, says hospital pharmacist body
Pharmacists to be offered training to become doctors, NHS England chief executive says
PSNC holding 'urgent talks' with government on new contract funding
High-dose statins could be supplied by pharmacies without a prescription
Pharmacists offering new consultation service will have to provide their own IT systems after April 2021
MHRA advises vigilance after study links HRT with increased risk of breast cancer
Shortage of epilepsy medicine to continue until end of October, manufacturer says
Research briefing
Potential interaction between diuretics and laxatives foundSubscription
Switching inhalers can boost adherenceSubscription
NICE guidance linked with rising antidepressant use in childrenSubscription
Tramadol and methadone users are at increased risk of hypoglycaemia, study reveals Subscription
Triple targeted therapy for advanced bowel cancer improves survival Subscription
Books and Arts
Honest and challenging look at the state of young people's mental health in the UKSubscription
Dispatches. Young, British and Depressed. London: Channel 4; 2019
Clear guide to managing the menopause and using HRTSubscription
Menopause: All you need to know in one concise manual by Louise Newson
