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Prescription charges set to rise in April
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that prescription charges will rise as of April this year The government is raising NHS prescription keep reading
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Health Tech
NHS Digital pilots electronic prescription processing
A pilot scheme to process prescriptions electronically has been launched by NHS Digital NHS Digital has launched a new pilot scheme that may see over keep reading
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Half of older patients exposed to inappropriate prescribing
According to research published by the BMJ, approximately half of patients over the age of 65 are exposed to inappropriate prescribing According to the BMJ, keep reading
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How a green light to switch lanes could drive medicines’ optimisation
David Englefield, managing director at Spirit Healthcare, describes how CCGs can take the fast track to saving money on prescribing If someone offered your CCG immediate savings keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Government to restrict prescription of gluten-free food
The government will restrict the prescription of gluten-free food as of December this year From next month, GP prescription of gluten-free food for coeliacs – keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Shetland GPs to begin giving ‘nature prescriptions’
According to Runner’s World, Scottish GPs are to begin prescribing gentle outdoor activities to patients suffering long-term illnesses We previously reported that GPs were preparing keep reading
Compliance
‘Check before you tick’; campaign launched to encourage patients to check their free prescription eligibility
NHS England has launched a campaign urging patients to ‘check before you tick’ for free prescriptions in a bid to reduce the number of people keep reading
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Prescribing toiletries costs NHS £3.4m
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on The Times Free prescriptions of over-the-counter toiletries and medicines cost the NHS £3.4m last year, according to The keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Prescription guidelines for GPs discriminate against smokers, report shows
A report by the British Lung Foundation shows a steep decline in stop-smoking aids being prescribed by GPs New research shows that GPs and pharmacists keep reading
Management
Coping with guidance on NHS prescribing costs
Prescribing costs and the burden that it is placing on NHS budgets cannot be overlooked. Lyndsey Stanley, director and clinical pharmacist and Tina Nightingale of keep reading