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Health publications slam NHS reforms

31 January 2012

Editors of three leading healthcare publications have  heavily criticised the government’s proposed NHS reforms, calling for a public de...
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Bursary open to applications from pharmacists

31 January 2012

Following the successful launch of the inaugural NPA Health Education Foundation bursary in 2011, applications are now open for the 2012 bursary. read more...

Bowel cancer awareness campaign launches

30 January 2012

The first NHS national bowel cancer public awareness campaign has launched in England. Campaign advertisements will run for nine weeks and feature...
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New medicines reconciliation video

30 January 2012

NHS Employers have produced a video about medicines reconciliation which follows the medicines pathway from a patient's point of view, demonstratin...
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New specials e-learning programme

27 January 2012

 The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has launched ,...
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Heart attack death rate halves

26 January 2012

The death rate from heart attack in England has halved in the last decade, claims a research paper published on bmj.com.

Using national hos...
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Pharmacy Voice welcomes launch

26 January 2012

Pharmacy Voice has welcomed the launch of the Public Health Outcomes Framework, which focuses on improving healthy life expectancy and reducing dif...
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NPA attends briefing on review

25 January 2012

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has attended a Scottish Government briefing about the scope and timetable for the Review of NHS Pharmaceuti...
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Second QiC Diabetes programme to launch

25 January 2012

The second Quality in Care (QiC) Diabetes programme will be launched at this year’s Diabetes UK conference in Glasgow, from 7-9th March, reco...
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RPS comments on Health Bill

24 January 2012

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has released a statement on the Health and Social Care Bill.

Chair of the English Pharmacy Board Lin...
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Many Britons lack friends for support

23 January 2012

Young Britons have an average of 237 Facebook friends but nearly two out of three people (61%) say they could only turn to two friends at most for ...
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RPS seeks pharmacists for audit

23 January 2012

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) is currently recruiting community pharmacies to take part in a Great Britain-wide clinical audit of bowel ca...
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Pharmacists urged to take part in campaign

20 January 2012

Pharmacies are being encouraged to play a role in one of the UK’s longest standing and most successful health campaigns.

The No Smoki...
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Call for an end to blunt medicine quotas

20 January 2012

Pharmacy Voice is calling for an end to blunt medicines quotas, which result in pharmacists having to seek emergency supplies and keep patients wai...
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Asthma UK launches prescription petition

19 January 2012

Asthma UK has called on the Government to freeze the cost of prescriptions in England until 2015.

As many people with long-term conditions ...
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