Trust's ratings improve with support from pharmacy initiatives
Healthcare Commission: 2006/2007 annual health check of NHS trusts (overview
PDF 1.5MB
and directory of performance ratings PDF 500K).
Pharmacy contribution to “care closer to home” agenda
highlighted
“Care closer to home” report
Anti-TNFs accepted by NICE for rheumatoid arthritis
Adalimumab (Humira) has been added to the anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF)
therapies that can be prescribed
for rheumatoid arthritis in the latest round of guidance issued by
the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
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NICE gives response-rebate scheme for bortezomib the go-ahead
NICE issued final guidance that recommends
bortezomib monotherapy as an option for the treatment of progressive multiple
myeloma in people who are at first relapse, have received one prior therapy and
have already undergone, or are unsuitable for, bone marrow transplantation
SOP guide for Scotland
Guidance on how to write a standard operating
procedure (SOP) for handling Controlled Drugs was published this week by
the Scottish Government (PDF 100K)
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