The critical role of pharmacy in primary healthcare
In response to Sajid Javid’s statement that he would give pharmacists the right to prescribe to give doctors more time with patients, Jonathan Ashworth immediately tweeted that pharmacists […]
In response to Sajid Javid’s statement that he would give pharmacists the right to prescribe to give doctors more time with patients, Jonathan Ashworth immediately tweeted that pharmacists […]
A robust business case can be made for the VTE service and the coronavirus pandemic has further demonstrated the value of the service, according to Mr Kieron Power; […]
Patient pathways, independent prescribing by pharmacists and education of junior doctors all contribute to the effective operation of the VTE service, according to Mr Kieron Power; Lead Pharmacist […]
Recurrence of venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) may be more common than people think and 30% of people develop post thrombotic syndrome, according to Mr Kieron Power; Lead Pharmacist – […]
Specialist pharmacists are now the primary clinicians who look after patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. IMI spoke to Mr Kieron Power, Clinical Lead […]
Community pharmacies in England will be able to provide blood pressure checks to people aged 40 and over from October thanks to a new deal between pharmacies and […]
Community pharmacies have been rated the number 1 most essential local service in the 2021 Community Barometer, a poll conducted by the Association of Convenience Stores. The 2021 […]
Dr Claire Scullin explains how the iSIMPATHY project has been designed to end up with sustainable scheme to manage polypharmacy that has been rigorously evaluated. By 2022 it […]
Drs Claire Scullin and Joanne Brown describes how prescribing pharmacists will carry out in-depth medication reviews for hospital inpatients and make any changes needed to prescriptions as part […]
Polypharmacy, or the concomitant use of multiple medicines, is estimated to cost $18 billion and account for 8.6 million hospital admissions annually in the European Union. The iSIMPATHY […]
Pharmacist Anita Hogg explains how well Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) model to estimate the critical care drug requirements during the covid-19 pandemic worked and the lessons learned […]
Pharmacist Anita Hogg explains how the Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) in Belfast developed and applied a model to estimate the critical care drug requirements during the covid-19 […]