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Focus on technicians News in brief
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New professional body — are technicians in or out? |
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Information to help
pharmacists and technicians decide if they want to
pursue a career in clinical research has been published
by the Institute of Clinical Research. The new booklet, entitled “To
be a pharmacy professional in clinical research”, is
aimed at pharmacy professionals with two to three years’ experience. The accuracy of hospital weighing scales, particularly those used in oncology and paediatrics, is the subject of a new review by council trading standards officers. The review follows a series of pilot studies which found examples of hospital staff using inaccurate or unsuitable scales to measure patients’ weight for calculating drug doses. The review, entitled “National medical weighing project” will start next month |