Thousands of patients denied GP follow-up after asthma attack

12th February 2019

COMMISSIONER WANTS PHARMACISTS INVOLVED

25th January 2019

NHS England update on recommended flu vaccines for 2019/20

24th January 2019

Young at higher risk of asthma attack, says charity

23rd January 2019

Pharmacists warn of a ‘surge’ in shortage of common medicines

18th January 2019

Falsified Medicines Directive

17th January 2019

Medicines-related harm in the elderly post-hospital discharge

16th January 2019

GPhC Council agrees revised education and training standards for pharmacist independent prescribers

15th January 2019

Healthy eating: What is a correct food portion?

14th January 2019

Mental health patients missing GP appointments ‘at risk’

11th January 2019

The NHS Long Term Plan: 10 key public health points

9th January 2019

NHS Long Term Plan

7th January 2019

Watch out for our implementation focus articles bespoke for #GPPharmacists in the MGP Guidelines in Practice!

17th December 2018

Martindale’s ADR Checker is available now!

13th December 2018

Matt Hancock orders review into over-prescribing in the NHS

10th December 2018

Royal Pharmaceutical Society director on the future of pharmacy

3rd December 2018

Deprescribing: the fightback against polypharmacy has begun

28th November 2018

New NHS Digital data standard to improve communication between pharmacists and GPs

Higher GP workload linked to increased antibiotic prescribing, research reveals.

23rd November 2018

Check out the new NHSE Pharmacy bulletin – it reflects the value of pharmacy and what medicines optimisation skills bring to the NHS

15th November 2018

Its World Diabetes Day today – see what is happening in diabetes on this day to help to improve care in diabetes in the UK and across the world

14th November 2018

GPs should refer patients to Skype outpatient appointments, says NHS England

12th November 2018

Medichec – a great resource for #GPPharmacist medication reviews!

9th November 2018

Pharmacist Charles Odiase talks to PIP about opportunities for pharmacists in diabetes care

7th November 2018

RCGP: Patient Safety Toolkit for General Practice

5th November 2018

RPS welcomes legalisation of cannabis-derived medicinal products

2nd November 2018

NEW STANDARD TO SUPPORT BETTER PHARMACY INFORMATION SHARING

1st November 2018

Treatment for moderately high blood pressure may be best saved for those at high risk

31st October 2018

Need to #revalidate by 31st October?

30th October 2018

RPS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SUPPORT PHARMACIST INDEPENDENT PRESCRIBERS

29th October 2018

Announcement: Dr Kevin Fernando appointed as the Educational Director for GP Notebook Education team!

26th October 2018

Risk factors for polypharmacy in older adults in a primary care setting

25th October 2018

NHSE changes pharmacist:patient ratio numbers and part time working on the Pharmacists in GP schemes

24th October 2018

Information and resources to support primary and community healthcare professionals meet number 23 and 28 of the standards

23rd October 2018

MGP: Stable angina: how does the SIGN guideline compare with NICE? #GPPharmacist implementation focus launched by the i2i Network!

19th October 2018

The Role of Pharmacists in General Practice in Asthma Management: A Pilot Study.

16th October 2018

Prescribe art and cooking classes to beat loneliness, GPs urged

15th October 2018

CQC: practices ‘improve patient safety’ despite ‘increasingly stretched’ workforce

12th October 2018

What treatments are effective for common cold in adults and children?

11th October 2018

PM pledges action on suicide to mark World Mental Health Day

10th October 2018

#GPPharmacist contracts: to sign or not to sign?

5th October 2018

Millions of people get bad side-effects trying to cut down on or come off antidepressants, a large review says.

4th October 2018

What can the town that gave up sugar teach us about diabetes and obesity?

3rd October 2018

Practice based pharmacists free up five hours of GP time a week

2nd October 2018

Slick private firms offering GP appointments by app are ‘luring doctors away from the NHS’ and could force many traditional surgeries to close

28th September 2018

Pharmacists in GP practices ‘free up time and improve morale’, finds study

27th September 2018

People who incorrectly believe they are allergic to penicillin are unnecessarily put at an increased risk of developing MRSA or C difficile, NICE warns today

26th September 2018

Happy World Pharmacists Day!

25th September 2018

New NICE (NG106) Chronic Heart Failure Guidelines released!

24th September 2018

Read our 2 articles in MGP!!

21st September 2018

Yoghurts (even organic ones) ‘full of sugar’

19th September 2018

NIHR – Reminders help GPs to find and manage inherited cholesterol disorders

18th September 2018

i2i Network has been shortlisted for the HSJ awards for “Improving Outcomes Through Learning and Development”!

17th September 2018

New “life changing” procedure can be offered to adults with severe asthma on NHS

14th September 2018

OneYou – What affects your heart age?

13th September 2018

Statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular events and mortality in old and very old adults with and without type 2 diabetes: retrospective cohort study

12th September 2018

11 Drugs You Should Seriously Consider Deprescribing

11th September 2018

Flu Vaccines 2018/19

10th September 2018

RPS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CURRICULA KNOWLEDGE GUIDES

7th September 2018

The Foundation Pharmacist Project: exploring new models of dual‐sector postgraduate pharmacy training

6th September 2018

New study published at the FIP Congress 2018: Pharmacists play vital role in improving patient health shows biggest review of evidence to date

5th September 2018

‘They must help if the doctor gives them to you’: a qualitative study of the older person’s lived experience of medication-related problems

4th September 2018

Over half a million trips to A&E could be avoided with better management of long-term conditions

3rd September 2018

Living in fear, the allergy patients told by chemists: sorry, we’ve completely run out of EpiPens

28th August 2018

Leading the way; clinical pharmacists and the multi-disciplinary GP practice team

24th August 2018

Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines say

23rd August 2018

#GPPharmacists – can you be the next hyperkalaemia lead at your practice??

22nd August 2018

GP Stay In Practice Scheme (SIPS)

21st August 2018

For the first time the GP Patient Survey asked for the views of 16 and 17 year olds.

14th August 2018

NHS England will exceed 1,500 ‘clinical pharmacist’ target, GPs say

13th August 2018

NICE Quality standard [QS173] Intermediate care including reablement

10th August 2018

Patients may walk away from NHS because of long GP waits, Britain’s leading family doctor warns

9th August 2018

Step by Step: How to manage acute asthma in adults in primary care

8th August 2018

Community pharmacist‐led interventions have been shown to contribute to improved adherence and better disease control

7th August 2018

Majority of GPs plan to employ clinical pharmacists when pilot funding ends

2nd August 2018

Evidence and tips on the use of medication compliance aids

1st August 2018

Keep up with the expanding “How to…” series of quick reference guides for HCPs from Diabetes & Primary Care.

31st July 2018

New evaluation demonstrates impact of practice-based pharmacists

30th July 2018

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Toolkit

26th July 2018

Fool’s gold: what fish oil is doing to our health and the planet

25th July 2018

SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes Management: Key Evidence and Implications for Clinical Practice

24th July 2018

Haemoglobin A1c variability is a strong, independent predictor of all‐cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes

23rd July 2018

Diabetes Among Non-Overweight Individuals: an Emerging Public Health Challenge

20th July 2018

Transforming outcomes: How pharmacy can play its part

19th July 2018

#GPPharmacists – are you working with paramedics in your practice?

18th July 2018

Draft polypharmacy guidance open for consultation

17th July 2018

Speak Up! against medicines waste

16th July 2018

NHS still reliant on ‘archaic’ fax machines

13th July 2018

Polycystic ovary syndrome requires long-term holistic care

12th July 2018

Sulfonylureas de-prescribed in pharmacy-led review

11th July 2018

AMA: Add a pharmacist to the team to see better outcomes

10th July 2018

Co-morbidities in type 2 diabetes

9th July 2018

Help shape modern primary care says NHS England as part of NHS Long Term Plan

6th July 2018

Give your bones a workout, public told

4th July 2018

Conducting pragmatic implementation trials in primary care – advantages of our health care records in UK

3rd July 2018

NHS drugs bill could hit £20bn by 2021

2nd July 2018

Time and pharmacist support in general practice are needed to improve medicines optimisation

29th June 2018

Group-based diet and exercise programmes can lead to weight loss

28th June 2018

Deprescribing antihypertensive treatment in nursing home patients and the effect on blood pressure

27th June 2018

RPS calls for reclassification of cannabis for medicinal use

22nd June 2018

‘Disregard for human life’: Gosport hospital inquiry’s key findings

21st June 2018

NICE guideline update: Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers

20th June 2018

Soar Beyond Job Vacancies

18th June 2018

What dose of paracetamol for older people?

15th June 2018

£8.8 million investment for GP services in Northern Ireland

14th June 2018

NES have launched a new e-learning on Interpretation of blood results

13th June 2018

Dudley CCG appoints first Consultant Pharmacist for Primary Care, working at a population level

12th June 2018

Complex obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): dynamic and holistic approaches are needed to ensure personalised medicine and value-based healthcare 

8th June 2018

The #RPSmentalhealth report has been launched at the House of Commons by the RPS

7th June 2018

PHE – free Active10 APP for increasing exercise for you and your patients!

6th June 2018

Effects of a pharmacist-driven intervention program on hospital readmissions

5th June 2018

Drug burden in older people approaching end of life

1st June 2018

Safety fears as most GPs forced to work without breaks

31st May 2018

Medication related harm in older adults is common, costly, and preventable

29th May 2018

Extension of the i2i GP Pharmacy Awards till 31st May 2018!

25th May 2018

Management of children and young people (CYP) with asthma: a clinical audit report

24th May 2018

Managing medicines in care homes

23rd May 2018

MHRA has changed the licence for valproate medicines

22nd May 2018

Mid-Nottinghamshire vanguard – example of how they transformed the delivery of care to their local population

21st May 2018

E-cigarettes can be a useful tool for helping smokers to quit

18th May 2018

Ramadan: what it means for general practice

17th May 2018

An Integrated Career and Competency Framework for Pharmacists in Diabetes

Ramadan & Diabetes

15th May 2018

Antibiotics are the main cause of life threatening allergic reactions during surgery

14th May 2018

RPS launch their MyCPD revalidation app!

9th May 2018

Diabetes Data Capture Project (DDCP)!

8th May 2018

i2i #GPPharmacist Implementation Awards!

4th May 2018

NHS England will publish pharmacy reimbursement data to improve safety

3rd May 2018

Blood pressure drugs linked to increased kidney disease risk in type 2 diabetes

2nd May 2018

Pharmacists have key role in medicines management, NHS boss says

1st May 2018

Understanding Heart Failure

30th April 2018

#GPPharmacists do you support PharmAid?

26th April 2018

Have you created your new ‘myGPhC’ account?

New fixed-dose combination diabetes drug to undergo human clinical trials

24th April 2018

Pharmacy technician roles expanding!

Its Diabetes Prevention week!

19th April 2018

Association Between Use of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors, Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Agonists, and Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors With All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

18th April 2018

#GPPharmacists #Type2diabetes Do you know how to stratify your high risk patients and showcase your outcomes?

17th April 2018

Great work by #GPPharmacists in Wales!

RPS national board candidates announced

13th April 2018

Come and see us at CPC 2018!

12th April 2018

An excellent read about Australian GP Pharmacists!

11th April 2018

#GPPharmacists, are you aware of the changes to the asthma action plan advice?

Primary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial

9th April 2018

Hospital admissions where obesity is a factor increased by 18 per cent

6th April 2018

The epidemiology of multimorbidity in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

5th April 2018

Pharmacists in general practice: a qualitative interview case study of stakeholders’ experiences in a West London GP federation

4th April 2018

#IBSAwarenessMonth

3rd April 2018

Next week, the GPhC’s uptodate.org.uk will become read only – are you GPhC revalidation ready?

29th March 2018

Buying Viagra: What you should know

28th March 2018

Blood pressure-lowering treatment strategies based on cardiovascular risk versus blood pressure

27th March 2018

RPS: The Right Medicine: Improving Care in Care Homes

26th March 2018

One in four adults have multiple health problems, ‘startling’ data finds

22nd March 2018

NHS ‘creating drug addicts’ as figures show surge in prescriptions for powerful opioid painkillers

Evidence-based nutrition guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes

20th March 2018

How to improve your heart health – an excellent news article for #GPPharmacists to read and advise your patients

19th March 2018

Consultation on education and training standards for pharmacist independent prescribers

16th March 2018

NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries Resource for #GPPharmacists

15th March 2018

New: Important new NHS #PrescribingGuidance

14th March 2018

GPs should issue repeat prescriptions for longer than 28 days, study suggests

13th March 2018

Geeky Medics resource

How to use an Autohaler – an excellent Asthma UK YouTube video resource for #GPPharmacists

9th March 2018

More than 200 million medication errors occur in NHS per year, say researchers

Pay cap on NHS staff to be lifted, Jeremy Hunt tells Commons

7th March 2018

Dr Mark L Levy gives his personal view of the differences between recommendations from NICE and those presented in previous guidelines from BTS/SIGN and GINA

6th March 2018

The trials and triumphs of pharmacist independent prescribers

5th March 2018

Calling all aspiring practice pharmacist out there!

2nd March 2018

RCGP TARGET Antibiotic Toolkit for #GPPharmacists

1st March 2018

Drinking alcohol increases cancer risk

28th February 2018

Type 1 diabetics – are they getting access to enough testing strips?

27th February 2018

NHS Health Check: How one GP practice tackled waiting times

26th February 2018

Batches of Ventolin Accuhaler and Seretide Accuhaler asthma inhalers recalled

23rd February 2018

Supporting the management of type 2 diabetes with pharmacist-led reviews and implementing NICE recommended nine key care processes

22nd February 2018

#staywellthiswinter NHS England campaign for minor health concerns and community pharmacies

21st February 2018

GPhC Revalidation video

20th February 2018

NHSE blog on Pharmacy’s role in enhancing health in care homes

19th February 2018

New asthma UK report released

14th February 2018

Announcement of the next phase of the Pharmacists in general practice programme

11th January 2018

Great summary of deprescribing for older people alongside article on top 11 drugs to deprescribe

12th September 2017

NHS Rightcare for all STP areas

11th September 2017

Jeremy Hunt gets on board with addressing medication errors- 1 in 12 Rxs have errors

8th September 2017

1/3 of patients with diabetes fail to take their diabetes meds & most patients will be on approx. 5 medications – data from Kamlesh Kunti shows

6th September 2017

i2i Network – Workshop testimonials

4th September 2017

Case Studies of Practice Pharmacists confirm the value and integral role they play in general practice

7th July 2017

Practice Pharmacists reporting stress under GP workload pressures

27th June 2017

Pharmacist & Nurse Prescribers are as effective as GPs!!!

24th May 2017

RPS accreditation for i2i Diabetes programme

9th May 2017

Fantastic Blog on role of GP Pharmacists in diabetes management

24th April 2017

NHSE Wave 1 Pilot Roll Out sites Announced

Important changes to GP Contract; implications on practice pharmacists

22nd February 2017

Useful Handbook by CPPE on GP Pharmacist Training Pathway

Great Guide by NHS Improvement on optimising medicines discharge – applies to #GPPharmacists

As general practice evolves, clinical pharmacy expands

22nd December 2016

New Wave 2 funding of the NHSE pilot for practice pharmacists

19th December 2016

Patients Association Survey on impact of Practice Pharmacists

10th November 2016