| Comment 66
Use of specials in the NHS — managing the risks 66
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News 69-70
News summary 69-70
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• Safer medicines use on patient transfer — guidance launched 69
• Serious incident protocol agreed 69
• Doctors support antibiotic pharmacists 70
Special feature: Tuberculosis 73-85
Life-long learning
— diagnosis and investigation 73-78
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— pharmacological management 81-85
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Careers 86-87
Careers
Pain management — the role of the specialist pharmacist 86-87
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By Debbie Andalo
A career in pain management requires a multidisciplinary
approach and an understanding that drugs may not always be the most appropriate
solution. This article describes the role of a specialist pharmacist in pain
management, the skills required for the job and the challenges that a pharmacist
may encounter
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Safety of medicines in practice 88-90
Safety of medicines in practice
Medicines governance — increasing medication safety 88-90
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By Daryl Connolly, BPharm, MPSNI, Sharon O’Donnell, BSc, MPSNI and
Jillian Redpath, MRPharmS, MPSNI
A team of pharmacists in Northern Ireland has been
established to increase medication safety in secondary care. This article describes
the implementation, benefits and challenges of the medicines governance project
Articles 93-97
“Learning at lunch” —
new CPPE training programme 93-94
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By Zoë Gross, MRPharmS
A new training programme for hospital pharmacists
and technicians was
launched this month by the CPPE, following successful pilots across
England. This article outlines the design
of the programme and includes feedback
from those involved in the pilots
NICE implementation —
overcoming the barriers 95-97
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By Chris Green, PhD, MRPharmS and Richard Baird, BSc, CIPFA
NHS organisations now have to demonstrate their commitment
to implementing NICE guidance. This
article describes changes to the way
NICE guidance is funded, strategies
for improving implementation and the implications for foundation trusts
Focus on technicians 98-100
Focus on technicians
Drug history taking — avoiding the common pitfalls 98-100
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Pharmacy technicians are becoming increasingly involved
in taking patients’ drug histories on admission. This article describes
the key points technicians should be aware of to help improve medicines management
from admission to discharge
Life-long learning 101-102
Life-long learning
Tuberculosis 101-102
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