We’re absolutely delighted to announce that our Ashtons e-Works electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system has received the ‘Making an Impact’ award for 2022 at the HTN Now Awards. These prestigious awards aim to recognise health tech suppliers that have made a genuine difference for their clients. So, to win, especially in the ‘Making…
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Ashtons e-Works Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system is a simple, easy to use system that is specifically designed for hospices and independent healthcare providers. It is well established in a number of the hospices we support – read on to discover how e-Works transformed one of our hospice clients prescribing and administration… …
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Ashtons e-Works Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system is a simple, easy to use system that is specifically designed for independent healthcare providers. It is well established in a number of the healthcare facilities we support – find out about how one of our hospice clients got on with transitioning to e-Works… “For…
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On 24 September, champion Lead Pharmacist Dorna Ghashghaei took to the ring to fight it out to raise money for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. Charity Boxing Nights is a fantastic white-collar boxing event that allows people with no experience to partake in an intensive training regime culminating in…
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At Jurys Inn Brighton Waterfront on 16-17 September 2021 On 16-17 September 2021, the Ashtons pharmacists and team gathered for our eleventh annual Pharmacists’ Conference. It was exciting to be back and meeting together in person, as the 2020 conference was postponed due to the pandemic. Our pharmacists are spread across the UK to help…
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With trepidation we are beginning to take steps away from the crisis brought about by COVID-19. Thanks to the extraordinarily well organised vaccination programme, a large majority of the adult population has now at least one dose of the vaccine with second dose figures following swiftly, so that even if there were a rise in…
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In August 2020, in response to four deaths and more than 300 reported incidents with steroid replacement therapy involving patients with adrenal insufficiency, a National Patient Safety Alert was published by NHS England and NHS Improvement announcing the introduction of a new patient-held steroid EMERGENCY card. All patients with primary adrenal insufficiency are steroid dependent…
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It is acknowledged that cancer patients have a higher risk of developing pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) than the rest of the population due to the over-secretion and activation of thrombotic chemicals such as thrombin, tissue factor and factor VIIa1. The risk increases as the disease progresses. The Department of Health risk…
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1. Can you put an Abstral tablet in an easy-to-open container for a patient to take when necessary? It is not advisable to take an Abstral tablet from its packaging and store it somewhere else. The nature of the many products that are designed to dissolve easily in the mouth means they are very sensitive…
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Our new e-learning system has been designed to transform your learning experience, with new modules, new content and engaging new learning techniques to help you get the best understanding of our clinical topics. Our new system is simple and easy to use, with new engaging content to help your staff achieve confidence in a range…
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