Improving pharmaceutical care in Scottish care homes
I’m so pleased to see publication this week of the RPS Scotland report “Putting residents at the centre of pharmacy care home services1” which calls for positive action across [...]
Nutrition and hydration week
It’s nutrition and hydration week and while medicines might not be the first thing you think of in regard to hydration, multiple medicines and diuretics increase the risk of dehydration. [...]
Using improvement methodology to implement systems change
While visiting a care service last week for a review, it made my day to see them using improvement methodology to implement systems changes without really thinking about it. Trying out a small [...]
Warning – risk of fire with emollients
The Medicines and Healthcare Products regulatory agency (MHRA) has extended its warning about the fire risk with emollients to all paraffin-based emollients. People who use these products should [...]