News summary
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Chesterfield hospital pharmacy to dispense FP10s as part of LPS pilot The
hospital pharmacy shop at Chesterfield & North Derbyshire Royal Hospital is to begin
dispensing FP10 prescriptions this month under a local pharmaceutical service (LPS) pilot...[more]
NHS cancer units asked to take part in national survey on patient data The
handling of collected data about chemotherapy patients and what future data requirements will
be is the purpose of a national survey that begins this month...[more]
SIGN guidelines for colorectal cancer published Guidelines
for the effective management of colorectal cancer in Scotland have been published by SIGN (Scottish
Intercollegiate Guidelines Network)...[more]
Change of name for CIVAS The committee of the National CIVAS
(centralised intravenous additive service) Group has decided on a name change. From now on, it
is to be known as the Pharmaceutical Aseptic Services Committee (PASC)...[more]
Error reporting scheme launched PASC (Pharmaceutical Aseptic
Services Committee) has launched a national aseptic error reporting scheme...[more]
Childcare database A database that enables NHS staff to
find details of their local childcare co-ordinator has been launched as part of the Government's
childcare strategy...[more]
IV errors are common, says report Almost half of all intravenous
(IV) doses made up in hospital wards are associated with errors according to the BMJ...[more]
Hospital pharmacists win IT awards Hospital pharmacists played a key role in two successful projects at the "2003 Healthcare IT Effectiveness Awards"...[more] |
