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Train not blame: how one hospital trust boosted error reporting by over 100% Subscription
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has dramatically improved medicines safety through pharmacy-led initiatives to address mistakes in prescribing and improve error reporting.
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Think outside the box: replacing multicompartment compliance aids Subscription
In January 2019, Boots announced that it was changing the way it dispenses medicines to care homes — from multicompartment compliance aids to original packs.
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More than 60 million multicompartment compliance aids given out each year in England
Exclusive: An estimated 64 million multicompartment compliance aids are given out by community pharmacies each year in England, a new report has shown, as data show rising reported incidences of associated harm.
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Are we dispensing too many multicompartment compliance aids? Subscription
Millions of multicompartment compliance aids (MCAs) are handed out by pharmacists each year, but evidence for their benefits is hard to find. Few patients are assessed before being given an MCA and concerns are building over potential errors and harms.
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Boots to switch from monitored dosage systems to patient pack dispensing in care homes
Exclusive: Boots is changing the way it dispenses medication for care home residents from monitored dosage systems to patient pack dispensing from 1 March 2019.
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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, The Salvadore looks at the progress pharmacy departments in England are making towards meeting his challenging targets.
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GP practices advised not to buy 'expensive kit' for FMD compliance
GP practices in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire have been advised by their local medical committee not to buy expensive hardware to comply with the Falsified Medicines Directive.
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Pharmacy2U dispensed nearly a quarter of a million prescriptions monthly in 2017/2018
The UK’s largest online pharmacy dispensed an average of nearly a quarter of a million items every month in 2017/2018 — more than any other distance-selling pharmacy.
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NHS England reconsiders 'hub and spoke' dispensing model as part of its long-term plan
NHS England is again considering changes to government regulations around ‘hub and spoke’ dispensing as part of its ten-year plan.
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Pharmacy 2018: The twists and turns Subscription
The main events in pharmacy throughout 2018 and a preview of the year ahead.
