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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In just four years, there have been over a quarter of a million registrations for the National Patient Safety Suite of online courses. Over 85 Community Trusts, Acute Trusts, Mental
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At a summit today in London, GPs, hospital doctors, nurses and pharmacists are calling for binding national “rollback” targets on antibiotic prescribing to halt the relentless rise in antibiotic resistance.
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A dedicated fund worth £40 million this year is to give patients greater access to new medicines, Health Secretary Alex Neil has announced. The £40m New Medicines Fund expands, and
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Physiotherapists, chiropodists and podiatrists in Wales now have new powers to prescribe medicines to their patients, the Welsh Government announced. From today, new laws come into force, which will allow
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The Care Inspectorate has published updated guidance on the management of medication in daycare of children and childminding services. This update takes into account recent changes to dosage instructions for
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Half of youngsters given drugs to address mental health problems said they felt “frightened” when they were prescribed the medicine, a poll suggests. Forty nine percent of those aged 13
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