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245 New
improved rules on control of entry announced New rules on
control of entry to pharmacy contracts were announced this week by Health
Minister Rosie Winterton ...more
245 Unsocial hours arrangements left out of “Agenda for change” A joint statement on “Agenda for change” has been issued this week by the Department of Health and NHS union representatives following a review of the early implementation process
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246 Children's
medicines strategy launched by DoH Promotion of research into
paediatric medicines and the provision of better information on the use
of medicines in children form part of a new paediatric medicines strategy
launched earlier this week by the Department of Health ...more
246 Effective
therapy available for adolescents with depression Adolescents
with depression respond well to a combination of fluoxetine and cognitive
behavioural therapy (CBT), a US study shows ...more
246 Warning
over thyroid hormone treatment of pregnant women Use of thyroid
hormones in women with hypothyroidism who become pregnant has come under
the spotlight following a study published last week ...more
246 Adverse
events statistics A survey of hospital statistics in England
has revealed that 2.2 per cent of episodes of care include a record of
an adverse event ...more
247 Claw back
in Scotland is increased but some of the money will be ploughed back
into pharmacy The claw back on proprietary items in Scotland
has been increased to an average of 9.97 per cent, it was announced this
week. However, some of this money will be reinvested in community pharmacy
infrastructure ...more
247 Co-op pharmacists
to take public health to men in bars Pharmacists are to visit
public houses and clubs under a new public health scheme to be offered
by the Co-operative Group ...more
247 LIFT centre
building starts The construction site of a new £11m
NHS one-stop centre in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, was opened last week
by Health Minister John Hutton ...more
247 Model pharmacy
opened in rural Scotland A model pharmacy that provides access
to health services in a rural area of Scotland was opened last week by
Scotland's deputy health minister Tom McCabe ...more
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248 Selegiline
for early Parkinson's disease is effective Although rarely
used, the monoamine oxidase type B inhibitor (MAOBI) selegiline could
be one of the most effective treatments available for early Parkinson's
disease, new research shows ...more
248 Comments
sought on medicines disposal New procedures for tracking the
movement of hazardous waste, including waste medicines, have been proposed
by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ...more
248 European
insurance card A consultation on the development of a European
health insurance card was launched by the Department of Health this week
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248 Medicine
and driving campaign launched A campaign highlighting the
effects that some medicines can have on a person's ability to drive has
been launched in Scotland this week ...more
248 Doctors are
confused when calculating drug concentrations Doctors appear
to be confused by the ways in which drug concentrations are expressed
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248 Nucare PLUS
launched Nucare PLUS, a scheme through which special prices
are negotiated with pharmaceutical companies, has been launched by Nucare
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248 Vantage cholesterol
service Vantage has launched a cholesterol screening service
package as part of its Health Watch medicines management services ...more
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