How can surgical pharmacists help cut NHS waiting lists?
NHS waiting lists for elective procedures are currently at an all-time high, with 6.1 million people waiting for surgeryand over 300,000 patients waiting over a year to start treatment.
Tip and tricks to aid the review of patients with COVID-19 in the context of diabetes
What do you need to know about Paxlovid (ritonavir) for COVID-19 patients?
Get ready to embed genomics into your practice
Genomic medicine is a cross-cutting discipline that involves using genomic information about an individual as part of their clinical care
Clinical
Handling drug charts and patients’ own medication during the COVID19 pandemic
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic there was no clear guidance on infection prevention and control (IPC) for handling prescription charts and patients’ own medication
Following repeated MHRA Class 2 Medicines Recalls, there has been a significant supply shortage of ranitidine within the UK since 2019.
Between us, we bring to the workstream more than 100 years of subject matter expertise in infection management and antimicrobial therapeutics
Two pharmacists were embedded within the medical team during February 2020. Post-intervention data of 95 patients were collected approximately seven months later.
Biological therapies play an important role in managing complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients, but they also pose significant risk to patients if not managed or monitored appropriately.
Profession
Newly qualified prescribing pharmacists: A workforce solution?
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
Coronavirus has significantly changed how healthcare is delivered. This has driven a need for rapid transformation of services at a time of immense pressure
Every year several charities partner together to raise awareness of the contribution that the millions of unpaid carers make to the UK every day
Efficiency savings is a frequently used term, which simply means doing more with the same resources or doing the same with fewer resources
The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented amount of anxiety, stress and uncertainty for everybody, but particularly for health professionals
Development
How quality improvement tools can be used to improve care in an IBD Unit
The quality of healthcare services for people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was the focus of a patient survey and service self-assessment exercise led by IBD UK
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced many of us to become more familiar with accessing education and training online
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed how healthcare is delivered in the UK, with clinicians redeployed to front line practice or returned from retirement
Distilling the content of a large project into a word-restricted abstract requires skill and attention to detail.
Have you got a great idea that you would like to share with others, but you’re not sure how to write it down? You’re not alone.
