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357 Contract
funding up to £1.911bn Funding for the community pharmacy contract in England and Wales will increase by 5 per cent for 2006–07, compared with 2005–06, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has announced
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357 Profession
risks isolation from NHS if views on electronic records are not heard,
says CCA The absence of pharmacy representation in forums
discussing the NHS summary care record could lead to isolation of the
profession, the Company Chemists Association has warned. It adds that
unless full read-and-write access is granted to pharmacists, patient
safety may be compromised
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357 New PSNC chairman
sought Next year the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee
will need a new chairman because the current chairman, Barry Andrews, comes to
the end of his six-year term of office in the summer
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358 CCA
criticises vocabulary used in new FTP rules Vague and imprecise language
in proposed procedures for registering pharmacists and technicians, and judging
their fitness to practise, has been criticised by the Company Chemists' Association.
The proposals are also criticised for being excessively punitive and offering
little by way of rehabilitation
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358 Patients should be
asked about best interests Pharmacists should no longer be required by their Code of Ethics simply to “act in the best interests of patients”
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358 SMS text functionality
built into dispensary system Text messages and e-mails can now be
sent direct to patients using the QicScript PMR dispensary system developed by
Systems Solutions Ltd. Users can also print letters to be posted to patients
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358 Compensation for scrapped
oxygen headsets will depend on how many there are Arrangements for
decommissioning fees for oxygen headsets have been agreed between the Pharmaceutical
Services Negotiating Committee and the Department of Health
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358 Christmas reminder
issued The Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee has reminded
contractors that pharmacies are not required to be open on Christmas Day, Boxing
Day or on New Year's Day to meet their contracted hours (because the days fall
on designated bank holidays), unless the local primary care trust has issued
directions or the pharmacy has agreed to open. The PSNC suggests that contractors
inform PCTs of their opening plans for these days, although there is no obligation
to do so
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359 Preregistration
training provision in Scotland revised Funding and administrative arrangements for the provision of preregistration training in Scotland have been revised, the Scottish Executive Health Department announced last week. From 2008–09 placements will be organised, administered and funded by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Pharmacy and not locally via NHS boards
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359 New agents launched
for chronic conditions Two new medicines are available in the UK this
week
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359 Economist defends
generic substitution practices in UK Generic substitution has nothing
to do with attacking or protecting patent rights and may even protect the value
of patents, argues the author of an article
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359 Cross-border health
care planned for European Union Plans to facilitate cross-border health
care have been announced by the European Commission following the European Parliament's
removal of health from the forthcoming services directive
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360 Promising
data for glitazone in diabetes prevention For people with impaired
glucose regulation treatment with rosiglitazone (Avandia), along with lifestyle
changes, reduces the risk of progression to type 2 diabetes
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360 GP prescribing of
statins reduced after over-the-counter availability Statin prescribing
by GPs has fallen in the UK since simvastatin 10mg became available over the
counter, a recent study published online reveals
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360 Combined antithrombotics
associated with high GI risks Treatment with more than one antithrombotic
agent is increasing and is associated with a high incidence of gastrointestinal
bleeding, according to the authors of a paper published online
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360 Pegaptanib in diabetic
retinopathy Patients with diabetic retinopathy treated with the selective vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor pegaptanib have improved visual acuity compared with control patients (+4.7 letters versus –0.4 letters; P=0.04), and are less likely to need laser treatment (25 per cent versus 48 per cent; P=0.042)
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360 Welsh smoking ban
set for April The smoking ban proposed for all enclosed public places
in Wales is set to come into effect on 2 April 2007
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361 Diclofenac
may share CV risks of COX-2 inhibitors Diclofenac seems to share the
increased cardiovascular risks seen with selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors,
according to the authors of a systematic review, published online
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361 Safety of drug-eluting
stents questioned Drug-eluting stents are linked to more deaths and Q-wave myocardial infarctions — a clinical surrogate for stent thrombosis — than bare-metal stents, two meta-analyses presented at the World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona earlier this month suggest
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361 Routine NSAID treatment
after hip replacement not justified Patients who undergo hip replacement surgery should not routinely receive postoperative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as prophylaxis against ectopic bone formation, according to Australian researchers
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361 Pharmacists to provide
guidance on alcohol intake A campaign to help the public become more
aware of their alcohol intake and the impact it could be having on their health
is being launched in community pharmacies across Carmarthenshire next month
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