Hospital Pharmacist
2007;14:245-248
September 2007

245 Government to help hospital pharmacists pay retention fee Hospital pharmacists in England are to benefit from a Government subsidy of their Royal Pharmaceutical Society retention fee, it was announced last month
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245 New learning tool to help NHS staff combat Clostridium difficile infection The latest innovation in the fight against Clostridium difficile infection has been launched by the Department of Health
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246 NICE guidance too expensive for NHS The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) could be judging “value for money” at a level far higher than the NHS can afford, a new report suggests
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246 Lessons from Northwick Park included in new trials code Revised guidelines about conducting Phase 1 clinical trials have been published by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
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246 New IT group for pharmacy Programmes for pharmacy IT development in both primary and secondary care will be unified by the formation of a new group
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RESEARCH UPDATE

248 Review data may be outdated Systematic reviews, such as those held in the Cochrane database, may go out of date sooner than initially thought, a Canadian study suggests
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248 Call for greater use of e-records Potential pitfalls and advantages of implementing personal electronic health records within the UK have been examined by a group of researchers
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245 NEWS IN BRIEF
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Guidance on the monitoring and treatment of acutely ill patients in hospital has been issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

Electronic versions of the British National Formulary and the British National Formulary for Children can now be used with a range of mobile devices using Skyscape and Medhand medical software.

Dominic Vaughan, BNF publishing director, commented that the ability for any health care professional to be able to access this information on a mobile device will make treating at a patient’s bedside easier and help ensure clinical safety.

The British Oncology Pharmacy Association has launched a new website featuring an education and training centre (containing information on resources and career development) and discussion forums.

It can be accessed at www.bopawebsite.org

Clinical advice and information about medicines is now available in a new electronic bulletin from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and the Commission on Human Medicines.

Drug Safety Update, which replaces the previous publication Current Problems in Pharmacovigilance, will be published monthly on the MHRA website.

Implementation of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance across the NHS is the subject of a new set of reports from NICE.

The reports, which cover areas including obesity and statins, can be accessed online