RSS Builder by B!Soft National Prescribing Centre eCAB Week in Review http://www.npc.co.uk/ecab/ecab.htm The week's top health news stories, publications, and guidance reported by eCAB, the NPC's daily electronic current awareness bulletin. en-gb m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk National Prescribing Centre National Prescribing Centre (NPC) Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.npc.nhs.uk http://www.npc.nhs.uk m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk Production of a good practice guide for the development and updating of Local Formularies 
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are currently seeking to recruit members and a Chair for the Project Development Group (PDG) for the production of a Good Practice Guide for the development and updating of Local Formularies.
 
Applications are invited for the positions of Chair and members from healthcare professionals, key stakeholders, patients and carers and academia.  All PDG members will not represent their organisations and will be selected for their expertise, experience of working with multidisciplinary and lay colleagues and understanding of evidence based healthcare and the systems and processes associated with healthcare decision-making.
 
For further information and to apply to be a member or the Chair of the PDG please click on the links below:
 
Chair:
http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/joinnwc/ChairUpdatingOfLocalFormulariesPDG.jsp
 
Member:
http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/joinnwc/MemberGoodPracticeGuideUpdatingLocalFormulariesPDG.jsp
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  • Electronic prescribing systems significantly reduce prescribing error rates
    • ]]>         BMJ Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://bmj.com/ http://bmj.com/ m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk Research: ]]> Department of Health (DH) Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.dh.gov.uk http://www.dh.gov.uk m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk
  • Nurse and pharmacist independent prescribing changes announced
  • Drugs and alcohol recovery launches online bulletin
  • Patient choice scheme guidance for all PCTs published
    • ]]>         Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.mhra.gov.uk/ http://www.mhra.gov.uk/ m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk
  • Drug Safety Update: April 2012 (Volume 5, Issue 9)
  • Reducing medicines risk - learning module on opioids for clinical practitioners
    • ]]>         National electronic Library for Medicines (NeLM) Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.nelm.nhs.uk http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/PrescriptionServices.aspx m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk
  • NHS faces legal challenge from Novartis over use of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin™) for wet AMD
  • Home Office Circular: Changes to controlled drugs legislation for nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers
  • Systematic review and meta-analyses: Comparison of metformin and insulin versus insulin alone for type 2 diabetes
  • Rituximab vs. second anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis patients who have failed first anti-TNF: comparative analysis from BSR Biologics Register
  • Review: Insulin-pump therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus
    • Medicines Management
    ]]>         National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.nice.org.uk/ m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk Latest guidance : ]]> Behind the Headlines from NHS Choices Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.nhs.uk/News/Pages/NewsIndex.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/News/Pages/NewsIndex.aspx m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk
  • Diabetes costs predicted to rocket
  • Does aspirin fight bowel cancer?
    • ]]>         NHS Information Centre for Health & Social Care Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.ic.nhs.uk http://www.nyrdtc.nhs.uk m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk
  • NHS Outcome Framework indicators - April 2012 release, England
  • Quarterly Prescription Cost Analysis, England - October - December 2011
    • ]]>         NHS Networks Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.networks.nhs.uk/ http://www.networks.nhs.uk/ m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk
  • Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem
    • ]]>         Regional Drug And Therapeutics Centre (Newcastle) Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.nyrdtc.nhs.uk http://www.npc.nhs.uk/podcasts.php m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk Safer Medication Use: ]]> Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPharmS) Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.rpharms.com/ http://www.rpharms.com/ m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk
  • RPS bowel cancer audit shows that community pharmacy can play a role in early detection of cancer
  • Pharmacist Independent Prescriber guidance for controlled drugs
  • RPS supports direct access to oral contraception for under 16s
    • ]]>         Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Tue, 1 May 2012 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.sign.ac.uk/new.html http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/ m.henderson@mema.keele.ac.uk
  • Mood disorders during pregnancy and after the birth of your baby: a booklet for women and their families
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