Hospital Pharmacist
Vol 14 pp177-208 No 6
June 2007

Jobs and Classified advertising

Comment   178

Managing Controlled Drugs — taking ownership of the new agenda 178
By Andrew Alldred, MRPharmS
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News and research update   181, 182, 184

News summary  aa
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-Controlled Drug management guide for hospitals welcomed
-Waiting for medicines remains most common cause of discharge delays
-Online access to formulary and drug guidelines wins IT award
-Medicines reconciliation standards to be developed by NICE and NPSA
-New awards scheme for pharmacy
-Entries for APTUK/AAH technician award invited
-Pharmacist intervention before surgery reduces drug errors
-Policy needed on safe use of mobile phones
-Trusts concerned about progress of IT project
-UK is falling behind in uptake of cancer drugs

- Guild Matters (newsletter)

Special feature: Nausea and vomiting   185-192

Life-long learning

Nausea and vomiting— Causes and complications 185-188
Nausea and vomiting are biological defence mechanisms, associated with a variety of stimuli and conditions. This article explains some of the common causes of nausea and vomiting and the complications that can arise
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Nausea and vomiting— Pharmacological management 189-192
An understanding of the mechanisms of action of the drugs used to treat nausea and vomiting is important when selecting the best treatment for the patient. The drugs used vary in their efficacy depending on the cause of emesis, as described in this article
Hospital Pharmacist   2007;14:189-192
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Careers   193-194

Careers

Becoming a good leader — developing the skills required 193-194
By Catherine Duggan MRPharmS, PhD, Cathy Mooney, MRPharmS, Pippa Roberts, MRPharmS, Chris Green, MRPharmS, Graeme Hall, MRPharmS, Philip Howard, MRPharmS, and Richard Catell, MRPharmS
Leadership skills are particularly important in a changing NHS. This article describes some current opinion about leadership qualities and suggests ways in which they might be developed in pharmacy staff
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Meetings   196-197

Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists
United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association

New pharmacy body must be flexible 196-197
How pharmacists might be persuaded to join the future professional pharmacy body was discussed at the UKCPA/GHP joint conference. Christine Clark and Hannah Pike report
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Papers   198-201

Overcoming cost-related and other barriers to implementing risk-reduction strategies for injectable therapies 198-201
By Anne Black, MRPharmS, Catherine Tucker, MRPharmS, and Clare MacGregor, MRPharmS
OBJECTIVE — To identify risk reduction measures in relation to injectable therapy, to propose and implement patient safety improvements and to estimate the costs associated with them. To identify barriers which might hinder the implementation of a “purchasing for safety” initiative
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Focus on technicians   202

Focus on technicians

Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK
New ways of working in the NHS 202
Recently introduced methods of commissioning services that ultimately affect all those working in the NHS were explained at the APTUK conference. Rachel Graham reports
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Life-long learning   205-206

Life-long learning

QUESTIONS: Nausea and vomiting 206
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ANSWERS: Hypertension 205
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Guild Matters (newsletter)   insert

Guild Matters

Guild Matters is a new newsletter from the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists. The newsletter will highlight important issues to pharmacists and news from the Guild
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