When all pharmacists work together …
In one West Midlands PCT area pharmacists from the trust, practices and
the community work together. Debbie Andalo reports
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Supplementation with calcium and vitamin D: Isle of Wight PCT strategy
In this article, Paul Jerram, head of medicines management, David Turner,
chairman of the PCT prescribing committee, and Margaret Squibb, lead
nurse Isle of Wight prescribing team, describe a local initiative to
reduce hip fractures through supplementation with calcium and vitamin
D
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Training receptionists on repeat prescribing designed to improve safety
In this article, nurse Sam Bolanakis, medicines management project facilitator
at Kingston Primary Care Trust, describes a project undertaken over the past
10 months intended to improve the safety and efficiency of repeat prescribing
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Scheme publicly puts to the test the industry’s confidence in its own drugs
Debbie Andalo describes a programme in which GP practices in North Staffordshire
teamed up with a drug company with the aim of reducing patient risk of coronary
heart disease, reducing costs to the NHS and meeting Government clinical targets
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