Research showing up to half of the residents in some care homes have difficulty swallowing has fuelled calls for more staff training about the dangers of tampering with medication to
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It is “almost too late” to stop a global superbug crisis caused by the misuse of antibiotics, a leading expert has warned. Scientists have a “50-50” chance of salvaging existing
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A new study by Swansea University academics of people with dementia who live in care homes and have been prescribed medicines for their mental health, has found that structured scrutiny
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The ‘Here for Carers’ is a Wales-wide campaign launched by Carers Trust Wales, Community Pharmacy Wales and Public Health Wales which will run throughout October and is aimed at raising
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has launched a suite of new online learning modules on the safe administration of medication. The modules provide learners with the opportunity to improve
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Calls for GPs to face disciplinary action for over-prescribing antibiotics have been criticised as “counter-productive and unhelpful” by leading doctors. The General Medical Council said GPs are under “enormous pressure”
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The Care Inspectorate have announced that during 2015 and into 2016 there will be vaccination for seasonal influenza and pneumococcal vaccin for people in in residential care. Anyone aged 70
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been awarded a £2 million grant from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) for a five-year research programme into medicines
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NICE has published a new quality standard on managing medicines in care homes. It covers the prescribing, handling and administering of medicines for all people (including adults, children and young
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have issued two new quality standards on managing medicines in care homes and preventing falls, both aimed at improving the quality
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