Dispensing practices battle near-repeat pharmacy bid
Dispensing practices in Fife are battling an application to open a new pharmacy, weeks after defeating a near identical bid. Read more
Dispensing practices in Fife are battling an application to open a new pharmacy, weeks after defeating a near identical bid. Read more
Closer working between GPs and community pharmacists could help to save lives and may prove to be more cost effective for the NHS, according to a report by the School of Pharmacy. Read more
The GPC must negotiate 'new contractual incentives' to encourage practices to take on partners, the annual representatives meeting has said. Read more
As many as 10% of patients admitted to hospital suffer some form of harm, much of which is avoidable, according to a Health Select Committee report. Read more
GPs should not be complacent about the threat of privatisation, GPC chairman Dr Laurence Buckman has said. Read more
GPs should consider making daily visits to high-risk patients living on their own, as the Met Office raises the heatwave alert to level three. Read more
Former nurse Ailsa Rutter picked up the first prize at the England CMO's first Public Health Awards in London. Read more
The Lancet has called on the Tories to let the government's controversial health minister Lord Ara Darzi keep his job. Read more
The BMA has narrowly voted against a motion that would have backed legislation to support euthanasia. Read more
Health minister Mike O'Brien has blamed GPs for poor response rates to the patient survey as over 17% of practices receive no points for the disputed access question PE8. Read more
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Having recharged my professional batteries spending one day at the wonderful RCN PN Conference and Exhibition last week, I, like...
Wednesday, 3.15pm During the debate on out-of-hours care Dr John O'Driscoll makes an allegation about one particular provider that might...
In one of the Marx Brothers' movies - I forget which - Groucho is accidentally jostled by a lady. Read more
Public information is an extraordinarily unpredictable thing. Read more
The UK does not have enough health visitors. Read more
How should we proceed over euthanasia and assisted suicide? Legislation on the latter is currently b... Read more
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