News summary
Focus on outcomes in
medication reviews PCTs are beginning their work
on medication reviews for older people, but are questioning what an effective
review should cover, according to the author of the original NSF guidance...[more]
Prescribing likely to be scrutinised
Medicines management and prescribing issues could well form a key
theme for the Commission for Health Improvement will use in its clinical
governance reviews of PCTs, according to a pharmacist involved in developing
the review process...[more]
NI pharmacy scheme closes in on target Training
to enable community pharmacists to take part in the "Managing your
medicines" initiative is well underway in the Eastern Health and
Social Services Board area of Northern Ireland...[more]
First wave collaborative sites make progress
Practices and PCTs taking part in the English medicines management
collaborative are making steady progress in each of the four measures
being used to assess improvement and activity...[more]
Patients welcome pharmacy-based bone screening
Patients at risk of osteoporosis are being screened for the
condition by a community pharmacy as part of a pilot to test the acceptability
of the service among patients and GPs...[more]
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