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Vaccines – getting the message across

Written by | 28 Nov 2020

Knowing that your GP or pharmacist has had the vaccine can be deeply reassuring, according to Gary Finnegan, health journalist and Editor of Vaccines Today. When communicating about […]

Vaccine confidence and hesitancy

Written by | 27 Nov 2020

Understanding the three Cs of vaccine hesitancy could be the key to ensuring effective uptake of covid-19 vaccines, according to Gary Finnegan, health journalist and Editor of Vaccines […]

Vaccines: where are we now?

Written by | 26 Nov 2020

As planning for a mass covid vaccination campaign gets started, an understanding of vaccines and the factors that drive vaccine confidence will be essential for success. The past […]

Pandemic critical care drug requirements – lessons learned

Written by | 18 Nov 2020

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 […]

Estimating pandemic critical care drug requirements

Written by | 17 Nov 2020

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 […]

The MOIC and pandemic critical care drug requirements

Written by | 16 Nov 2020

Pharmacist Anita Hogg explains the work of the Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) in Belfast and how the Centre helped to ensure reliable provision of critical care drugs […]

Practice pharmacy services during the covid pandemic and in the future

Written by | 4 Nov 2020

Practice pharmacists were able to adjust and simplify drug treatment to ensure continued effective treatment during the covid pandemic – and could do more of this type of […]

The benefits of having a practice pharmacist

Written by | 2 Nov 2020

Pro-active case-finding to optimise treatment of long-term conditions is one the tasks undertaken by pharmacists working in GP practices.  Shailen Rao, whose company Soar Beyond provides training and support services […]

Coronavirus tests – findings amongst laboratory staff and implications for herd immunity

Written by | 28 Oct 2020

Testing of hospital laboratory staff for antibodies to covid-19 revealed some interesting findings and led to questions about herd immunity. At the beginning of the covid pandemic Mr […]

Coronavirus tests – how should they be used?

Written by | 27 Oct 2020

People often ask if there a case for using both the molecular test and the antigen test. International Medical Information (IMI) interviewed two pathology experts – Mr Michael […]

Coronavirus tests – the basics

Written by | 26 Oct 2020

Understanding what the different tests mean and how they can be used most appropriately underpins the test and trace process. International Medical Information (IMI) interviewed two pathology experts […]

Lessons from covid-19: Future development of oncology pharmacy services

Written by | 29 Sep 2020

During the pandemic the oncology pharmacy service at Velindre Cancer Centre demonstrated its ability to react rapidly to service demands and to patients’ needs, according to Rhiannon Walters-Davies, […]

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