Hospital Pharmacist
Vol 12 No 5 p165-166
May 2005

165 Consultant level pharmacist practice approved by DoH Consultant pharmacist posts can now be introduced following the publication by the Department of Health of guidance for the development of these roles more

165 Mental health joins collaborative Mental health trusts are among the 25 project teams to be included in the third wave of the hospital medicines management collaborative more

166 New Society Council low on hospital input The newly constituted Council of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society will lack the input of any pharmacist involved in the delivery or management of clinical pharmacy services more

166 Regulations updated for non-medical prescribing Unlicensed medicines and Controlled Drugs can now be prescribed by nurse and pharmacist supplementary prescribers more

165 NEWS IN BRIEF

Pharmacy at the interface between secondary and primary care is the topic of the Hospital Pharmacist conference, to be held on Thursday 10th November at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in London. Further details are available from Emma Kerby-Evans (e-mail emma.kerby-evans@pharmj.org.uk or telephone 020 7572 2414).

Have you recently changed practices or developed innovative procedures to improve occupational safety or patient care? The Pharmaceutical Aseptic Services Group in conjunction with Mayne Pharma is offering a travel award worth£1,500, which allows the winning applicant to present a poster of their work at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists midyear meeting in December. The closing date is 30 June and more information is available by e-mailing Dawn.Ashley@uk.maynepharma.com

The Medicines Commission and Committee on the Safety of Medicines are to be abolished and replaced by the Commission on Human Medicines on 30 October. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency states that the new structure will allow a greater degree of specialist input, ensure transparency and take more account of public interest by introducing lay membership to committees.

Electronic procurement and its potential benefits in hospital pharmacies is the topic of a leaflet produced by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency. Copies of the leaflet can be obtained by e-mailing judie.finesilver@pasa.nhs.uk