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Jeremy Holmes has been appointed Chief Executive and Registrar of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Mr Holmes is a former managing director of the Economists Advisory Group (a think tank and economic research organisation) and was most recently a director of the strategy consultancy PMSI. He will take up his new post on 1 September 2007. Information for patients about where they can receive medical treatment is available on a new website launched by the Department of Health last month. NHS Choices also provides information about medical conditions and treatment options. The Department of Health has published a good practice guide for those involved in NHS procurement. “Beyond procurement: connecting procurement practice to patients” contains practical advice to help commissioners and procurement staff promote equality through procurement. New advice to NHS organisations about standardising hospital wristbands has been issued by the National Patient Safety Agency. The agency recommends that all NHS acute organisations in England and Wales take immediate action to implement the advice. Views on the development of a national stroke strategy for England are being sought by the Department of Health. The consultation is open until 12 October 2007. |