237 Hospital pharmacist prescribers win awards for patient care
Two projects in which hospital pharmacists have used
supplementary prescribing skills to deliver marked improvements
in patient care have won Pharmaceutical Care Awards for 2005
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238 New
ways of working needed to achieve better health care, King’s
Fund chief says New ways of working will be necessary
to get the most out of health care resources in the future. This
was one of the main messages in a speech given by Niall Dickson,
chief executive of The King's Fund, an independent charitable foundation
working for better health
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238 Competency
framework designer wins Schering award for excellence David
Webb, director of clinical pharmacy for London, Eastern and South
East specialist pharmacy services, has been awarded the 2005 Schering
award, presented annually to a pharmacist who has made an outstanding
contribution to pharmacy practice
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238 Slow progress
in NHS safety Despite notable improvements in developing an open reporting
culture in NHS trusts, under-reporting of safety incidents remains a problem,
according to a new government report
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237 NEWS
IN BRIEF
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The Department of Health has launched a guide describing the planned
investment in a new generation of community hospitals. It aims to
help them develop their services, bringing blood tests, X-rays and
minor operations closer to patients’ homes. “Our health, our care,
our community: investing in the future of community hospitals and services” (PDF 350K)
All sensitive information about patients should be encrypted automatically,
rather than just password protected, according to a report in
E-Health Insider (of 28 June). A survey found that 20 per cent of portable
storage devices used by NHS professionals and suppliers have no encryption
or password protection, with 40 per cent having password protection
but no encryption. The most popular storage device was a USB stick.
Patients in clinical trials who take their medicines regularly have
a lower risk of death than those with poor adherence, even if the medicine
is a placebo, according to a new study (BMJ 2006;333:15-18). The authors
suggest that good adherence to study drugs might be associated with
other healthy behaviours, which could independently affect mortality.
New legislation to give NHS bodies new powers to deal with people
causing a nuisance or disturbance on NHS premises is proposed in a
recent Department of Health consultation document (PDF 100K).
The paper seeks comments on the need for such legislation and aspects
of its
application.
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