Hospital Pharmacist
Vol 15 pp33-72 No 2
February 2008

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Comment   34

“Consultant pharmacist” — what does it mean? 34
By Nina Barnett, MSc, MRPharmS
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News and research update   35-37

News summary  35-37
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-Responsible pharmacist not workable in hospital pharmacy
-NPSA highlights risk of oral anticancer drugs
-MRSA and C.diff rates are still falling
-Thiazide benefit in metabolic syndrome
-Unpublished studies cause review bias

Special feature: Skin cancer   39-52

Life-long learning

Skin cancer — identification and primary prevention 39-45
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the UK. There are many types of skin cancer, all of which vary in their risk of metastasis and mortality. This article examines the most prevalent cancers and the strategies used to prevent them
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Skin cancer — surgical and medical management 47-52
Each year, an estimated 60,000 new cases of skin cancer are reported in England and Wales.1 This article summarises the recommendations for the management of the most common types of skin cancer
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Careers   55-58

Careers

Applying the KSF to advanced level pharmacists 55-58
By Alison Eggleton, MRPharmS, Brit Cadman, MRPharmS, Helen Howe, FRPharmS, and Denise Farmer, MRPharmS
The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework should be linked to competence frameworks for different levels of staff. This article describes how a team in Cambridge have linked the KSF to the competence framework for advanced level practitioners
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Papers   60-64

Assessing the risk of handling monoclonal antibodies 60-64
OBJECTIVE — To develop a risk assessment tool to inform healthcare staff about the risks associated with handling monoclonal antibodies (MABs) in a clinical setting
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Meetings   65-66

Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Quality, safety and efficiency 65-66
Medicines management policy developments across Northern Ireland were discussed at a recent Northern Health and Social Care Trust conference. Christine Clark reports
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Focus on technicians   67-68

Focus on technicians

Medicine left at discharge — an audit of two orthopaedic wards 67-68
Medicines dispensed for a patient are often found on the ward after the patient has been discharged. This article describes an audit undertaken by a pharmacy technician to investigate why this happens and the estimated cost implications
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Life-long learning   69-70

Life-long learning

QUESTIONS: Skin cancer 70
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ANSWERS: Drug withdrawal 69
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