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The Carter review: how are hospitals measuring up? Subscription
Two years on from Lord Carter’s 2016 review of hospital efficiency, Jizak looks at the progress pharmacy departments in England are making towards meeting his challenging targets.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance partners with Microsoft to develop 'new healthcare delivery models'
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Microsoft have signed a seven-year deal that will see the technology company become the IT system provider for Boots pharmacies.
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Discussing the MMR vaccine with patients Subscription
As outlined in Public Health England’s ‘UK Measles and Rubella elimination strategy’, MMR vaccination needs to improve to achieve and maintain elimination in line with recommendations from the World Health Organization.
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Impact of including clinical indications on inpatient prescriptions Subscription
The appropriate use of medicines is dependant on the accurate use of clinical indications on inpatient paper and electronic prescriptions. This mixed-methods study involving semi-structured interviews with 64 chief pharmacists, 11 focus groups from three NHS trusts and a medical documentation review of 89 patients determined both positive and negative implications of including clinical indications on healthcare professionals’ clinical workflow.
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Well Pharmacy apologises after leaking personal information in data breach
Well Pharmacy, the UK’s largest independent pharmacy chain, has apologised after sending out the identifiable personal data of over 24,000 employees in an email last week.
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All patients to have their prescriptions processed electronically under EPS pilot extension
Patients are now able to have their prescriptions processed electronically by any pharmacy in England under the latest electronic prescription service pilot.
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New NHS Digital data standard to improve communication between pharmacists and GPs
NHS Digital has published a new data standard aimed at improving communications between pharmacists and GPs.
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Majority of community pharmacies do not access the SCR in a typical week, analysis shows
More than 85% of community pharmacies do not access the summary care record at all over a typical week, an analysis of NHS data has shown.
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Why are few pharmacies using the summary care record? Subscription
Lack of time and not being able to access the required information means that many community pharmacists in England are not using abbreviated patient records online.
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The right ‘fit’: racial bias in pharmacy recruitment Subscription
Pharmacists provide their thoughts and advice to a colleague concerned about racial discrimination in the workplace.
