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Leading Articles PDF (55K) 164
Implications of the Shipman Inquiry 164
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Are pharmacists aware just how much of an impact the Shipman Inquiry will have on them? Shipman might have been a general practitioner but the inquiry's remit stretches far wider than the medical profession. It will have implications for every pharmacist who dispenses Controlled Drugs
Streamlined Scotland 164
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Scotland's approach to drawing up a new contract for community pharmacy seems more streamlined than that taken south of the border
News & Features 165-172
News summary 165-170
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Shipman Inquiry: views on tightening of Controlled Drug regulations
sought 171-172
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A paper published this week by the Shipman Inquiry sets out topics for discussion around the use and monitoring of Controlled Drugs in the community. Clare Bellingham reports
Products PDF (65K) 173
• Products Text 173
• Announcements Text 173
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls Text 173
Letters PDF (80K) 174-176
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The new contract / Methotrexate / Tablet crushing /
Registration exam / The Society / CPD
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 177-179
Recent articles
The new National Health Service series
(3) Understanding the NHS in Wales 177-179
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By Phil Parry, DipAgVetPharm, MRPharmS
This article is the last in a series giving an overview of the National Health Service in Britain
Original Papers 180-182
Providing dental health services to drug users: testing
a model for a community pharmacy advice and referral scheme 180-182
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By Janie Sheridan, PhD, MRPharmS, Tony Carson, BSc, MRPharmS, and Mark Aggleton, BA
Aim: To investigate a model of health promotion with regard to increasing drug users' access to dental health services. To compare referral rates between drug users and non drug users.
Articles 183-185
The national workforce census series
(4) Overseas pharmacists — does the “globalisation” of pharmacy affect workforce
supply? 183-185
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By Karen Hassell, PhD, and Liza Nichols, MA
The first full census of pharmacists was commissioned by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in August 2002.
The Journal has commissioned a series of articles on the census. The fourth of these focuses on overseas pharmacists
Onlooker PDF (75K) 186
Bats, witchcraft and omens Folklore collections of the 19th and 20th centuries show remarkably few instances of recent additions to the lore regarding bats. Superstitions connected with these mammals extend a long way into human culture in the distant past Text
Under fire Anyone who attempts to offer fellow professionals random comments on a wide range of topics closely or distantly related to their main interest must expect criticism Text
Genes, race and country of origin An interesting discussion of the relation between genetic makeup and clinical questions of treatment for disease is published in Nature Text
Feathered friends Exclusive of the melody and notes of birds, which everyone must admire, surely... Text
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The Society PDF (120K) 187-192
From the President
What the Society does for its members Text 187-189
Law and Ethics Bulletin 2001 to present
Change to the types of outpatient FP10 prescription forms used in hospitals Text 189
News
• Sale of Pharmaceutical Press books for practising pharmacists Text 190
• Two new honorary members for the Society Text 190
• Society produces updated guidance for pharmacists on the provision
of services to care homes Text 190
Obituaries & Tributes Text 191
Official notices 2001
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Statutory Committee inquiries Text 192
Diary Text
• Branch meetings
• Society meetings 191
• Future events 173
• Conferences
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Front Cover Picture
A paper published this week by the Shipman Inquiry sets out topics for
discussion around the use and monitoring of Controlled Drugs in the community.
This week’s front cover picture illustrates our news
feature, which
looks at how the Controlled Drug regulations could change as a result
of the inquiry
See also
Leading article
Proposed new contract for Scotland
Details of the new
contract for community pharmacy in Scotland were revealed
last week
See also
Leading article
The NHS in Wales
An article in our continuing professional development section describes
the National Health Service in Wales (PDF 80K)
Dental health services
Research published this week shows that a dental advice and referral
scheme for drug users can work in a community pharmacy setting (PDF 85K)
National workforce census
The fourth article on the national workforce census, commissioned by
the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in August 2002, focuses on overseas
pharmacists (PDF 85K)
Drug alert
There is a potential discrepancy of expiry dates on EpiPen Auto-injectors
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