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Tag Archives: Pharmacy Services: Community
On the Potential Role of Local Pharmacies in Reducing Health Inequalities and Cutting Waiting Times (BBC News / BMJ Open)
Summary Research by Durham University indicates that 89% of England’s population lives less than a 20-minute walk away from a local pharmacy. Pharmacies are capable (potentially, given funding and promotion) of providing a wider range of health services by virtue … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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The Earlier, The Better Campaign Targeted at Older People (BBC News / NHS England)
Summary People worried about their health, especially those over 60, should not just “soldier on”; they are advised to seek help quickly, according to NHS England‘s “The Earlier, The Better” campaign. Greater use of self-care information sources, local pharmacy services and … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Information, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Advice and Support, Age and Ageing, Ageing Well, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, Commissioning Solutions for Public Health (SPH), Community Care, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy Associations, Company Chemist Association, Contribution Community Pharmacy to Public Health, Directive on Falsified Medicines (EC), EC Online Pharmacies Logo, EMA: European Medicines Agency, Emergency Attendances, EudraGMDP Database, European Commission (EC), European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency (EMA), Fake Medicines, Falsified Medicines, Good Distribution Practice (GDP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) Model, Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) Pathfinder Work Programme, Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Information and Advice Services, Local Pharmacy Services, National Competent Authority: Medicines Regulatory Authority in European Union Member State, National Pharmacy Association, NHS 111, NHS Direct and NHS 111, Online Pharmacies, Online Pharmacies Logo, Pharmaceutical and Public Health Policy, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, Pharmacy and Public Health Forum, Pharmacy Services: Community, Pharmacy Voice, Pharmacy Voice: Dispensing Health Campaign, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Services, Reducing Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Self-Care, Self-Help, Solutions for Public Health (SPH) Review, Task Group 3 of the Pharmacy and Public Health Forum, The Earlier the Better: Campaign, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions
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More on Emergency Admissions and Provision for Winter Pressures (NHS England / BBC News / BMJ Open / NHS Choices / Monitor / BMA)
Summary NHS England is distributing a further £150 million to help hospitals in England maintain their A&E services over winter. This is in addition to the £250 million allocated to the most at-risk hospitals in September, and is intended for … Continue reading
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Automated Pill Dispenser Project Evaluation (Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This end of project evaluation report, from Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands, covers the PivoTell automated pill dispenser. Mark 3 … Continue reading
Posted in ADASS, Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Adult Social Care and Inclusion: Walsall MBC, Alliance Boots, Assessment Flowchart, Automated Pill Dispenser Project, Automatic Medicine Dispensers, Business Case, Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP), Charter & Plan Ltd, Community Pharmacies, Compliance Aids, Cost Analysis, Coventry City Council, Directors of Adult Social Services in the West Midlands (ADASS), Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Health Services Management Centre: University of Birmingham, Herefordshire County Council, Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands, Local Authorities, Medication Management Leads, Murray’s Healthcare, NHS West Midlands, North East Essex PCT, PCT Clusters, PCT Telecare Leads, Pharmacy Services: Community, PivoTell, PivoTell Automated Pill Dispenser Mk 3, Prescriptions Dispensed in the Community, Prevention and Early Intervention (ADASS), Primary Care Trusts in the West Midlands, Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (IEP), Right Pills at the Right Time, Simon Adams Consulting Ltd, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire North PCT, Telford and Wrekin Council, University of Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands ADASS Telehealthcare Network, West Midlands Regional ADASS Telehealthcare Network, West Midlands SHA, Wolverhampton City Council, Worcestershire County Council
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