| Leading
Article [PDF
(45K)]
Cherish The Journal [Text]
News & Features
News [Text]
[PDF
(400K)]
National policy for NHS Direct to advise
callers always to talk to a pharmacist [Text]
[PDF (80K)]
Broad Spectrum
• Is there a role for community pharmacists in
community psychiatry? [Text]
[PDF
(40K)]
• Putting children first — why paediatric
clinical trials must be conducted [Text]
[PDF
(40K)]
Letters [Text]
[PDF
(75K)]
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
CPD summary page
Herbal therapeutics
(8) Gastrointestinal system and liver disorders [PDF
(70K)]
Articles
The complexities of skill mix
in community pharmacy [PDF
(60K)]
Features
Over-the-counter management of indigestion [PDF (65K)]
Meetings and Conferences
• College of Mental Health Pharmacists/Industrial
Pharmacists Group [Text]
[PDF
(60K)]
• National Institute for Clinical Excellence
[Text] [PDF
(40K)]
Onlooker [Text]
[PDF
(55K)]
Exalted mood / Brutal killer / Talking sense
The Society
[PDF
(310K)]
December Council meeting [Text]
News
• Council to seek charitable status for Society [Text]
• New future for Society's publications operation [Text]
• Society in Scotland launches 2003 election
manifesto
[Text]
• Briefings for Welsh politicians on key
pharmacy issues
[Text]
• Inspectors' presentations for preregistration
trainees [Text]
Consultation document
Framework for regulating pharmacy support staff
at S/NVQ level 2 [Text]
Obituaries [Text]
Statutory Committee [Text]
• Striking-off for pharmacist who refused
help for his drug dependency
• "Outstanding pharmacist" reprimanded
after unlicensed preparation of cytotoxic injections
• Equagesic use without prescription leads
to reprimand
• Reprimand after dispensing errors by pharmacist who was "easily distracted"
Notice-board
Branch
meetings
Future
events
Conferences
and more
Products [Text]
[PDF
(55K)]
Announcements [Text]
Reunions [Text]
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Front Cover Picture
Our front cover picture (Michael Donne/Science Photo Library) draws attention
to several items in this week’s issue that relate to pharmacy workforce
and skill mix. A decision has been made by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s
Council that mandatory
registration of pharmacy technicians by the Society
should be introduced by 2007. This would be preceded by a two-year voluntary
period
A consultation
document, which proposes a framework for
regulating support staff other than pharmacy technicians, is also published
in this week’s issue
An article provides a further contribution
to the pharmacy workforce skill mix debate (PDF 60K)
NHS Direct
NHS Direct has set out national
standards to be followed by call centres
on all aspects of pharmacy and medicines
Indigestion remedies
This month’s special feature focuses on
over-the-counter management of indigestion (PDF 65K)
Society developments
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Council has decided to seek
charitable status. One consequence is that the publishing activities
of the Society would have to be managed by a separate,
wholly owned company
See also Leading article
| The "Broad Spectrum" feature is
open to any writer.
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interest, should be sent to managing editor Graeme Smith (graeme.smith@pharmj.org.uk)
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