Leading
Articles PDF (40K) 666
A wake-up call 666
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Members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society should have already received the consultation document for proposals to establish a new structure for the Society to deal primarily with professional matters. This consultation is the latest phase of the devolution review that was launched by the Council last year and it asks a number of questions of the membership
Let us hope the guarantee is not restrictive 666
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At last, there seems to be some progress in the development of the NHS IT programme — Connecting for Health. In this week’s issue a News feature examines the Government “guarantee” that will be employed to protect any confidential information about patients
News & Features 667-674
News summary 667-672
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How will the new Care Records Service developments impact on patient care? 673-674
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The Government will guarantee that patients will be able to control and monitor who has access to their electronic health records. But both pharmacists and GPs have concerns about the implications for patient care. Hannah Pike investigates the questions that need answering
Products PDF (90K) 675
• Products Text 675
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text 675
PRODUCT ALERT: Herbal warning — Coleus forskohlii
Letters PDF (80K) 676-678
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Medication review / Clinical trials / The Council / Annual general meeting / Pharmacology / General election / Technicians / Ischaemic events / Complementary therapies
Articles 679
Complementary medicine
Medicines guilty until proven innocent 679
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In the 11th article in a series on complementary medicine, Edzard Ernst says that even though complementary medicines have been used for hundreds of years, good evidence of safety and efficacy are required
Meetings 680-681
Reports
European Society of Clinical Pharmacy 680-681
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Onlooker PDF (70K) 682
Dr or Mr: surgeons’ titles under review A news item in the BMJ for 14 May suggests that, after the intervention of the president of the Royal College of Surgeons, the titles of “Mr” and “Miss” to denote surgeons may be rendered obsolete Text
Detecting the subtle odour of crime In vertebrate animals the cerebral cortex underwent development over the ages in connection with the sense of smell. In most animals environmental odours are a critical source of warnings and enticements. Within species, pheromones play a part in social organisation by altering mood and prompting action Text
The disintegration of Utopia on a remote Scottish island The island of Hirta, in the Outer Hebrides has become celebrated as an example of what a modern capitalist society can do to an idyllic situation, according to a report published in Nature Text
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 689-692
Recent articles
Psoriasis
Management of severe psoriasis 689-692
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In this second article on psoriasis, Christine Clark looks at phototherapy and systemic therapy
The Society PDF (460K) 683-688,
693-694
• Consultation on national boards for England, Scotland and Wales Text 683
• FACT now available online Text 683
• Museum celebrates a homoeopathy landmark Text 683
• Branch representatives discuss future of BRM Text 683
Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists 683
June 2005 amendments Text
• May special Council meeting: attendance and guests Text 684
• Accreditation process agreed for UK degrees
taught overseas Text 684
• New structure outlined for Adjudicating Committee Text 684
• Council approves corporate governance proposals Text 684
• Business plan to be placed on website Text 684
• Synergy award Text 684
Annual general meeting
For accounts and annual review, see Society website
Journal AGM reports
• Health of Society’s balance sheet improving, but no room for complacency, Treasurer tells AGM Text 685
• No major workload has arisen from declaration on retention fee form Text 685
• Fate of Birdsgrove House to be decided shortly by the new Council Text 686
• Questions raised by former Council member go unresolved Text 686
• Number staying on registers is higher than expected Text 686
• AGM calls for scrutiny committee Text 693
• AGM seeks better communications Text 693
• Society members want a membership committee Text 693
• Motion seeking SOS information is rejected Text 693
• National boards for England, Wales and Scotland — a
consultation The Royal Pharmaceutical Society
is consulting on the main recommendations of its Devolution Review Group. An
abridged version of the consultation
document, together with the group’s recommendations and questions for respondents
to consider, is set out here PDF (90K) 687-688
Official notices 2001
to present
• Erasure from the Register on the direction of the Statutory Committee Text 694
Obituaries & tributes Text 694
Diary Text
• Branch meetings Text 694
• Society meetings Text
• Future events Text 675
• Conferences Text 675
• Reunions Text
Awards Text 675
Pharmacy technicians
Charitable requests Text
Corrections Text 675
Resources Text 675
Neonatal formulary
Wants Text
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