RPS Wales Launches Care Home Policy

Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Wales has launched its care home policy, Improving Medicines Use for Care Home Residents. Drawing on advice from experts within the pharmacy profession, as well as other health and social care professionals and patient representative groups, five key themes have been identified as areas for immediate support from the pharmacy team: Polypharmacy [...]

By |2016-03-02T16:51:14+00:00March 2nd, 2016|Ageing, Royal Pharmaceutical Society|Comments Off on RPS Wales Launches Care Home Policy

RPS in Scotland Calls for a Pharmacist in Every Care Home

RPS in Scotland is calling for a pharmacist in every care home to ensure safe and appropriate use of medicines. Research has demonstrated that working as part of the multidisciplinary team, pharmacist-led medicine reviews in care homes leads to better health outcomes and an improved quality of life. RPS in Scotland’s report, Improving pharmaceutical care [...]

By |2016-02-24T23:47:18+00:00February 24th, 2016|Ageing, Royal Pharmaceutical Society|Comments Off on RPS in Scotland Calls for a Pharmacist in Every Care Home