Government White Paper threatens future of GP dispensaries
As the government release a new White Paper about dispensing GP surgeries, arguments and problems for thousands come to light.
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Fears grow over medicine shortage
As it becomes more profitable for wholesalers and pharmacists to sell drugs abroad, the prospect of drug shortages is facing British patients.
Read moreEmail consultations with GPs
A new faster way to speak to your GP is planned to be piloted in April next year. Email consultations will hopefully be "widely available" by the end of next year.
Read moreLacking palliative care in nursing homes
Checks with 10 homes, run by voluntary welfare organisations, showed that between 2 and 20 per cent of their residents could benefit from some expertise in palliative care.
Read moreNHS spend millions on unused drugs
As much as £1 worth of every £20 spent on prescription drugs is never used by patients, according to the NHS.
Read moreAre robots the future of Pharmacy?
A "robotic pharmacist has revolutionised the way a Peterborough hospital dispenses and stocks drugs.
Read moreECDR could save lives
Police are considering seven more suspicious deaths at a care home in Butleigh run by a husband and wife team.
Read morePharmacy advice "frequently poor"?
A recent survey by the staff at Which? Magazine has suggested that staff at pharmacies are frequently giving inappropriate and occasionally dangerous advice to patients
Read moreGovernment to help cancer patients with free prescriptions
Gordon Brown announced his intention to scrap prescription charges for cancer patients at the Labour conference in Manchester this week.
Read morePharmacies encouraged to update
On the 14th of October 2008, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain are hosting a conference at their London offices to promote the use of IT in pharmacy.
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