 Business Sandwell contractors have urged their PCT to block attempts by a new health centre from opening a pharmacy on the premises, claiming that any such move would have a detrimental effect on local healthcare |
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Practice A pharmacy chain on Cumbrae has come under fire from three Scottish island GPs who are threatening to resign in protest over the opening of a new pharmacy that they claim will destroy their livelihoods. |
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NHS reforms Royal College of General Practitioners tells Prime Minister that Andrew Lansley's health reforms should be scrapped and that proposed amendments are just "confusing" |
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 This week CPD editor Chris Chapman discusses further suggestions as to why warfarin is given at 6pm and answers reader's questions on diuretics |
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Ethical Dilemma A young man hands you a dental prescription for 21 metronidazole 200mg tabs i tds. You counsel him to avoid alcohol, but he's going on a stag do and proposes to start taking them after the weekend. How would you reply and what are the consequences of your choice? |
 Daily digest NHS reforms and hospitals are on the agenda today as Isobel Smith rounds up today’s health headlines |
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Test yourself with this MUR case study. What issues can you identify? How would you resolve them? Compare your answer with ours, and comment below on any other interventions you would make. |
 Download this handy wallchart and keep it near your phone so you always have supply details at your fingertips |
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Careers As a growing number of locums seek permanent work, Lloydspharmacy head of resourcing Kash Butt explains how they can make the transition |
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