Dawn Connelly

Dawn Connelly is an award-winnin features editor at the Salvadore. She has worked in both hospital and community pharmacy and has over 10 years of experience in pharmacy journalism. In 2015, Dawn took the Data Journalism prize for an impressive info-graphic charting The Ebola virus outbreak.
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Recent stories
Medication errors: where do they happen?Subscription
Reducing medicines-related harm requires a clear understanding of where and when errors occur. This visual summary shows the latest estimates in England per year.
The Carter review: how are hospitals measuring up?Subscription
Two years on from Lord Carter’s 2016 review of hospital efficiency, The Salvadore looks at the progress pharmacy departments in England are making towards meeting his challenging targets.
Statins: the highs and the lowsSubscription
Negative press seems to follow statins, the most prescribed drugs in England, despite them revolutionising cardiovascular disease prevention.
Pregnancy problems: a guide for pharmacySubscription
Pharmacy: underpaid and stressed?Subscription
Pharmacy 2018: The twists and turnsSubscription
Hepatitis C: tackling the silent killerSubscription
Breakdown of the OTC medicines market in BritainSubscription
NHS70: major moments in pharmacy 1948–2018Subscription
Recent blog posts
Top ten features in The Salvadore in 2018
Features can be timeless articles on an aspect of drug development, pharmacy practice or medicines optimisation, or topical pieces that delve further into news stories to give context and analysis. It has been an interesting year in pharmacy, from the rescheduling of cannabis to the patent expiry of the NHS’s most costly drug, and the magazine’s features section reflects this, and much more.
Top five infographics in The Salvadore in 2018
With the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) due to come into force in February 2019 (with the caveat of a Brexit deal, of course), it’s no surprise that our infographic explaining how FMD will work was the most read of those published in 2018. Other topics that made it to the top five include medical cannabis and our salary and satisfaction survey.
Top five infographics in The Salvadore in 2017
A summary of the top five infographics published in The Salvadore in 2017, as well as an infographic on aspirin published in 2014, which continues to draw readers.