How to feel more confident in your research skills
Research is crucial to improving the quality of care we offer our patients and is a core pillar of practice standards at post-registration, advanced and consultant levels.
UK pharmacists have strong presence at international infectious disease conference
In April 2024 more than 30 UK Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) pharmacists attended the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) global conference.
Clinical
Key points of the NHS England strategy to develop the pharmacy genomic workforce
Advances in genomic testing are enabling a transition from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to prescribing to a more tailored approach by using genomics to inform medicines optimisation.
Genomic medicine is here and will increasingly affect all areas of pharmacy practice by enabling precision and personalised medicine with genomics-informed medicines optimisation
Linezolid is an antibiotic that is commonly used in clinical practice to treat drug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections.
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that continues to pose significant challenges to clinicians worldwide.
In this article we share the results of an audit of the number of people discharged on strong opioids or gabapentinoids following surgery
Profession
The value of pharmacy technicians in medication safety
Medicine safety has developed substantially over the past 10 years and MSOs are now key contributors to patient safety within their organisations.
Workforce shortages have been studied in-depth for many years. Across NHS Trusts there is a reported shortage of more than 100,000 staff with all groups being affected
For several years infection pharmacists all over the UK have led on local activities, initially for European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) and then World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) to raise awareness of the global issue of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
In March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the outbreak of COVID-19 infections across the world had reached pandemic levels.
Data shows the Handbook being accessed by up to 250 users per day, with most visits during the week and users spending an average of three minutes on the site.
Development
How to attract a crowd to your conference poster
You will probably have been to a conference where there have been posters showcasing the results of research, audit and quality improvement projects and some will have caught your eye more than others.
where is the line between working hard and overworking? And how do we know when we’ve crossed it?
Which is better: skin as thick and tough as a honey badger, or thin and fragile like pastry?
My experience of working with pharmacists over the last ten years or so is that they are truly inspiring in their dedication and passion for their profession and the patients they care or advocate for.
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced many of us to become more familiar with accessing education and training online
