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Breaking down the barriers: GPs and Pharmacists launch joint inquiry
19 November 2009
A new inquiry has been jointly launched by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) to encourage closer integrated working between the two pr...
Report on the prescribing of anti-psychotic drugs to people with dementia
19 November 2009
In recognition of widespread concern about the over-prescription of anti-psychotic drugs, and as part of the priority being given to improving care...
Health Act 2009
19 November 2009
The Health Act 2009 has received royal assent. Provisions in the Health Act 2009 will require PCTs to develop and publish a pharmaceutical needs assessment, which will then be used in ...
Amendment to the Control of Entry Guidance
13 November 2009
An error has been discovered in the revised Control of Entry Guidance document published on 17 September 2009. In the rural template on page 128 the "no" and "yes" against the blue diamond are the wrong way rou...
Ask Your Pharmacist Launch receives all party support
13 November 2009
The Ask Your Pharmacist Launch at the Houses of Parliament (4 November) sought to raise awareness of services being provided in community pharmacy to MPs and key stakeholders...

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