Case study on care home residents – why are pharmacists needed in care homes and how can better healthcare be delivered to members within this vulnerable group?
May 3, 2016
This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. It is the third of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that the aging population …
What does community pharmacy environment in the UK look like and how as a pharmacist can you drive innovation and change?
April 25, 2016
This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. It is the second of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. The current scenario of pharmacy’s input to vulnerable …
The King’s Fund Conference, February 2016
April 19, 2016
This blog has been written by Robert Oakley, one of our third year undergraduate students. it is the first of four posts about his experience in attending a King’s Fund conference in February 2016 on “Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?”. Hi, my name is Rob and I am an …
Pharmacists working alongside GPs to improve patient care: an idea that has come of age
March 17, 2015
Plans announced today by the Royal College of General Practice (RCGP) and Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) to have an “army” of pharmacists to help treat patients at GP practices across England have been welcomed by staff in the the School of Pharmacy who have undertaken research in this area. Follow the action on Twitter at …
Statins: The Thatcher of Drugs
June 2, 2014
7 Million people in the UK currently take a Statin, with the NHS claiming that they save an estimated 7,000 lives per year. On paper, they may look like a wonder drug. Indeed, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend them as primary prevention for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults with a …
Ben Goldacre’s Bad Pharma sets important challenges for pharmacy
June 4, 2013
I’ve just finished reading Ben Goldacre’s excellent “Bad Pharma” and want to recommend it to all our students, staff and friends. It’s a very well written book about the evidence (or lack of) on efficacy and safety of drugs. Ben makes a convincing case for changes in how we run clinical trials, publish our research …
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