Leading
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Scotland leads the way again 676
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Once again, Scotland has come up with a first: a solution — albeit partial — to a problem besetting primary care all over Britain. This time it is in response to the decision made by many GPs in April not to provide out-of-hours cover that has left some people unable to see a doctor to obtain essential supplies of medicines unless they visit an accident and emergency department
Retention fees 2006 676
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Christmas is coming and, along with the fatted
goose, Society members can expect the arrival of the less-than-welcome
annual retention fee demand
News & Features 677-682
News summary 677-681
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A new approach to the provision of emergency supplies in Scotland 682
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Under a new patient group direction to be
introduced in time for Christmas, pharmacists in Scotland will be able
to provide patients with much more than the usual five-day emergency
supplies. Clare Bellingham reports
Products PDF (50K) 683
• Announcements Text 683
• Products Text 683
• Drug tariff updates Text
• Recalls & Drug alerts Text 683
Pulmicort (budesonide) Turbohaler 100µg
Letters PDF (80K) 684-686
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Prescriptions / Controlled drugs / Medicines use reviews / IT support systems / Safety / Complementary medicine
Agenda for 2005 687-688
Agenda for 2005
Is there an appropriate framework
for examining UK pharmacy practice? 687-688
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In this article, health economist Darrin Baines outlines
a conceptual framework designed to identify how environment, institutions, organisations
and philosophy all influence the ways in pharmacy services are provided
Special feature: Consultation
areas PDF (310K) 689-693
How to make space for a consultation room in your community pharmacy 689-691
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Consultation areas are needed for advanced services
under the new contract in England and Wales, but many contractors are unsure
how they can squeeze one into their pharmacies. Jonathan Buisson starts off our
three-part special feature on preparing premises for the new contract by considering some of the lessons learnt by Alliance Pharmacy
Finance options for upgrading premises — making the right
choice 691-692
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Growing a pharmacy business is not something that
just happens. Careful business planning is essential and additional finance may
be required to make sure the business grows in the right direction at a healthy
rate. Raina Jordan looks at the options
What do the contract regulations mean? 692-693
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The six-month transitional period for the new contract
ended on 30 September, so pharmacists must now comply fully with the regulations.
Steven Lutener and Helen Rhodes provide an update on the new requirements of
the terms of service and Secretary of State directions
Scottish contract 2006 694
Scottish
contract 2006
Implementing the new contract 694
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In the second article in our series about the services
community pharmacists in Scotland will be expected to offer under their new community
pharmacy contract from April 2006, Clare Bellingham describes how the new contract
will be implemented
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) 695-698
Recent articles
Stem cells in regenerative medicine 695-698
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Stem cell research has, justifiably, gained a high
profile in the past decade. This has been fuelled not only by the fantastic therapeutic
(and financial) potential but also by the emotive ethical and political implications.
In this article, Gavin Jell, Ian Bonzani and Molly Stevens provide an overview
for pharmacists
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Articles 699-700
Complementary medicine
The future of complementary medicine 699-700
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In this final article in a series on complementary
medicine, Edzard Ernst says he is still optimistic for the future
Meetings 701-703
Reports
Veterinary Pharmacists Group
Tails you win — making the most of opportunities in veterinary
pharmacy 701
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Effective prescribing
Effective prescribing and changing roles in primary care: improving
access, ability and choice 702-703
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Onlooker PDF (120K) 704
Coming with the swallow I was interested to note in the spring 2005 issue of Devon & Cornwall Notes and Queries a reference to the greater celandine, Chelidonium majus, a plant that is connected etymologically with the swallow but continues to flower when that fascinating bird is far away seeking milder climates Text
Intelligent design vs evolution: the US argument continues The interminable arguments over whether religion has any justifiable place in the teaching of science subjects in state schools continue with controversy in Pennsylvania over the legitimacy of insistence that intelligent design be taught as an alternative to Darwinian evolution Text
Discovery of dwarfish human remains in Indonesia is still causing fierce controversy A report in Nature for 13 October describes the continuing saga of the discovery of the remains of a midget human, attributed by some experts to a new species, Homo floresiensis, in the cave of Liang Bua on the Indonesian island of Flores Text
A most honourable science / Where rights become obligations Text
The Society PDF (690K) 705-708
• Society's sexual health awareness campaign was “a great success” Text 705
• Prototype tablet popper presented to museum Text 705
• New pharmaceutical calculations workbook Text 705
• Collection of retention fees for 2006 The
Royal
Pharmaceutical Society’s head of registration, Andrew Gardner, answers
questions about the collection exercise for the 2006 retention fees for pharmacists’ and
sets out Council guidance on completing the fitness-to-practise declaration on
the retention fee form PDF (50K) 706-707
• Society publishes guidance for health care professionals on the science of aromatherapy Text 707
Medicines, Ethics and Practice: a guide for pharmacists 707
December 2005 amendments Text
Official notices 2001
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• Statutory Committee decisions Text 708
Diary Text
• Branch meetings Text 708
• Society meetings Text
• Future events Text
• Conferences Text
• Reunions Text
Awards Text
Charitable requests Text
Corrections & clarifications Text
Resources Text 683
Dystonia / Medicines in falls / Medicines use reviews
/ Prostate cancer
Wants Text 683
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