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105 New contract in danger without
more clarity on control of entry, PSNC warns Pharmacy contractors may not vote for
the proposed new contract unless they receive clarification about the impact of the Government's
proposals for control of entry in England, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee chairman
Barry Andrews warned this week ...more
105 Government to loosen regulations
on control of entry Control of entry to pharmacy contracts in England is to be loosened,
but retained, Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt announced on 17 July ...more
106 New strategy document for
pharmacy in England published by Government What community pharmacy could look like
in the future is set out in a new strategy document published by the Government on 17 July ...more
106 New UniChem service aims to
help pharmacists cope with change UniChem described how it plans to help community
pharmacists meet the demands of the proposed new pharmacy contract at a press briefing on 16
July ...more
106 LIFT poses threat to local
pharmacies The Government's initiative to improve primary care premises poses a significant
threat to community pharmacists, according to Mike Smith, non-executive chairman of UniChem ...more
106 New walk-in centres ...more
107 Start with ACE inhibitor then
add beta blocker in heart failure, says NICE Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
should be considered first line treatment for all patients diagnosed with heart failure caused
by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence says
...more
108 England not prepared to fight infection The
Government must review its policy for vaccine procurement if it is to deal successfully with
the threat of infectious diseases, the House of Lords select committee on science and technology
has warned ...more
108 Safety controls rise after first
NPSA alert The number of hospitals implementing formal safety controls on potassium
chloride has more than doubled since the National Patient Safety Agency issued its first
safety alert in July 2002 ...more |
108 Autism cases no longer increasing The
number of children being diagnosed with autism each year has levelled out, say researchers from
the Royal Free and University College medical school, London ...more
108 Support staff survey in Scotland All
pharmacists in Scotland are being asked to take part in a survey about pharmacy support staff
...more
108 Coronavirus is cause of SARS ...more
109 More evidence that eating fish often
can reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease People who eat fish at least once a week have
a 60 per cent lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than those who eat fish less frequently,
new data indicate ...more
109 Medicines leaflet research grant
for Leeds Researchers at Leeds University have been awarded $25,000 (£15,625)
together with colleagues in the United States and Australia for a comparative evaluation of consumer
medicines information in the US, Europe and Australia. The work is to be led by Professor Theo
Raynor, head of pharmacy practice and medicines management ...more
110 Hospital manufacturing to be improved Hospital
pharmacies in England have been asked to bid for a share of £42m to be spent on improving
their manufacturing facilities ...more
110 PSNC appoints head of regulation Steve
Lutener, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's head of professional conduct, has been appointed
head of regulation at the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee ...more
110 Sex shop using pharmacy title A
sex shop based in Bristol and operating on the internet is using the restricted title "pharmacy" on
part of its website selling various items ...more
110 Researchers may soon see yellow card
data A review of the yellow card adverse drug reaction reporting scheme is to consider
whether ADR data can be made available to researchers ...more
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