321 Mixed results for NHS trusts in England in latest health check Poor
performing NHS trusts in England have been challenged to close the
gap between themselves and top performers by Anna Walker, chief executive
of the Healthcare Commission
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321 New health regulator Health
care providers that fail to provide good quality and safe care
for the public could be ordered to close temporarily by the new
regulator for health and adult social care
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321 Consultation opens on professional
leadership Hospital pharmacists have been urged
to respond to the consultation on the possible options for a new professional
leadership body for pharmacy, which began this month
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RESEARCH UPDATE
322 Non-inferiority trials criticised
as unethical Non-inferiority and equivalence trials
for new drugs should be banned because they are unethical, say researchers
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322 Flu vaccination in the elderly does
not reduce hospital cases Influenza vaccination
should not be the sole tactic for reducing hospital admissions of elderly patients
over the winter months, according to a group of UK researchers
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322 New use for topiramate Topiramate
has shown promise for treating alcohol dependence, according to a US study
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322 Hospital drug costs rise Estimated costs of drugs used in NHS hospitals in England rose by 7.7 per cent last year, compared with a 3.2 per cent increase in the cost of prescribing in primary care, new statistics published in a bulletin from The Information Centre show. Medicines issued in NHS hospitals in 2006 represented nearly 24 per cent of the total cost of medicines, which was £10.3bn
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321 NEWS
IN BRIEF
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A consultation
on the regulations relating to the “responsible
pharmacist” (replacing “personal control”)
has been launched by the Department of Health.
Closing
date 20 January 2008.
A new strategy for managing medicines information in the NHS has
been launched by UK Medicines Information (UKMi)
PDF (2.2MB)
Building on its 2000
strategy, the new strategy takes into account political, policy and
organisational change in the NHS. It details five aims for UKMi,
including reflecting a patient-focused NHS and collaborating with other
organisations
at national level.
Updated guidance
on good practice regarding Controlled Drugs in secondary
care in England has been published by the Department of Health. Advice
covers the appointment of destruction witnesses by accountable officers,
record keeping requirements and the possession and supply of CDs by
operating department practitioners.
Interim guidance on future requirements
for requisitions and record keeping has also been published.
Girls aged 12–13 are to be routinely vaccinated against cervical
cancer from September 2008, Health Secretary Alan Johnson has announced.
There will also be a two-year “catch up” campaign for girls
aged up to 18 years, starting in autumn 2009. The decision follows
advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation based
on an evidence review. |
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