The 'shocking' cost of alcohol misuse in Northern Ireland was highlighted by Health Minister Michael McGimpsey in June after estimates that its cost to society equates to £679.8million with a range of £500million to £884million. "This research shows that the cost to the Health Service alone may be as high as around £160milli...
The British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland is appealing to fundraisers to help it reach its target of £80,000 by August. The campaign is to recruit more heart nurses to support patients throughout the province and to reduce secondary care admissions.
Staff at Holly Villa in the Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital have raised over £320 for a group who are travelling to Haiti in October to build houses following the earthquake. The Tyrone Haiti Build is a project in conjunction with the Haven Partnership to support those affected by the disaster.
Striking A ChordAt the frontline of healthcare, community pharmacy is not only highly committed to caring for those who have diagnosed conditions and their symptoms but to also professionally intervene whenever the ... READMORE |
Natural NeedsThe Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland has published a consultation on new guidance to pharmacists on the provision of homeopathic products within a pharmacy. The draft guidance advises pharmacists that ... READMORE |
Get ReadyThe final day of the UCA Pre-reg Training Programme 2009/10 was held last month, and this time it focused on one key subject area - business management. Anne McAlister, Pharmacy Services ... READMORE |
The Greene ManifestoIn his own words, within just days of taking up office as the Pharmaceutical Contractors' Committee chief executive, Gerard Greene has hit the ground running.... READMORE |
Bright Young ThingIn many ways already a veteran of community pharmacy, having spent nearly the past seven years with O'Kanes Chemists as a student on Saturdays and during the summer holidays, Aine ... READMORE |
Raise UpThe Ulster Chemists' Association Presidentís Ball raised a cracking £5,560 at the Ramada Hotel in Belfast on January 23 earlier this year, all in the name of charity. Representatives from ... READMORE |
Boots Is a BeautSet in the heart of Belfast’s most well-renowned consumer havens, the team at Boots in Donegall Place recently celebrated the opening of a new first floor dispensary, designed with all ... READMORE |
The Cost of Middle GroundThe ‘tax on health’ has now been lifted in Northern Ireland . Laure James looks at what free prescriptions mean for ... READMORE |
Summer Ball - An Unmissable Night!Book your tickets for the Summer Ball and enter or nominate the Future of Pharmacy Awards ... READMORE |
Pharmacy in Focus 2009 Winners Revealed!Presenting some of the most impressive, devoted and remarkable examples of community pharmacy in action, the entries and nominations for the 2009 Pharmacy in Focus Awards gave our independent panel ... READMORE |
Vans For VictoryNorthern Ireland’s largest independent wholesaler has been highly commended for its expert logistics and fleet operation. Sangers NI Ltd scooped the Van Fleet Operator of the Year Award at the ... READMORE |
Absent Without NeedDisregard what you may have read about possible delays to of the introduction of the responsible pharmacist regulations: nothing will stop them from coming into force on 1 October 2... READMORE |
The New EducatorsThe worlds of pharmacy education and practice are very different spheres but when integrated provide the most comprehensive and real introduction to the profession for the next generation of pharmaceutical ... READMORE |
Laura Croft!Move over Angelina, there's a new action heroine in ... READMORE |
Kick The HabitLocal charity find more ways to quit with ... READMORE |
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