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 …
Joy Wingfield’s blog for International Women’s Day 2016
March 9, 2016
I rarely think of myself as a scientist. That’s because popular images of scientists in my youth used to be wild-eyed souls in white coats and goggles surrounded by bubbling retorts and bunsen burners. The equipment has modernised: micro-assays and computers now but the media still represents scientists as lab-workers finding the inevitable medical breakthrough …
Novel Antibiotics: Is enough being done?
May 5, 2014
It is well documented in the media and literature that current antibiotics available on the market are losing their effectiveness against bacterial infections due to bacterial resistance. However, there is little coverage on what is being done to find novel antibiotics and this raises the question; is enough being done to discover new antibiotics? Many …
The Internet prescribes my medication.
September 30, 2013
After writing my blog on ‘drug dependence’, I couldn’t help but contemplate on the issue of buying prescription drugs online. I like many others may find some health issues very personal, making this harder to share face to face in a doctor’s or pharmacist’s consultation room. It is at this point where many patients would …
Self-Selection of P Medicines!
August 15, 2013
A free for all pick ‘n’ mix or allowing patients to make an informed decision? The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) planned to allow the general public to self-select P medicines from October 2013, but these plans have now been put on hold until 2014. The Medicines Act of 1968 splits medicines into three categories: …
Adherence VS. Pharmacy – A Never Ending Feud?
June 17, 2013
As the second year of my pharmacy degree draws to a close, I am beginning to realise how all the skills and knowledge I have learnt can actually be used in practice. During my second semester, I studied a professional skills module in which I was exposed to the idea of ‘adherence’. I have had …
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