Questions on medicines, procedures and practice from hospice staff 1. Can we crush the patient’s cardiac medication to go via her PEG? Each medication needs to be considered individually as there are specific issues with certain preparations which might not be predicted. Most immediate-release film-coated tablets may be crushed and…
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The registration and naming process for drugs: When new drugs come onto the market, they must be licensed by the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA) and registered with a trade name. Details of most UK medicines and their registration is listed with their Summary of Product Characteristics on the…
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Questions on medicines, procedures and practice from hospice staff: 1. Is it ok to put a Tegaderm over a patch if it keeps falling off? Patches not sticking is a problem which can be caused by patient factors – oily or sweaty skin – and product factors – some seem not to adhere…
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The CQC has produced a new Key Lines of Enquiry template and section S4 is the relevant part of the new document, put together with the help of an experienced palliative care pharmacist. Preparing a template and completing the evidence for each section should enable hospices to create a file…
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Ashtons provides a wide range of training courses, including e-learning and clinical training seminars. You can now choose from seven clinical training seminars including: Medicines management, Anaphylaxis, Diabetes and insulin, Drug interactions, Safer medicines administration, Controlled Drugs, Patient group directions. We have also added a smaller training course on cannabis…
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The Ashtons Live View system facilitates the electronic reporting of pharmacist audits and communication between the pharmacist and clinical staff in the hospital. The pharmacists report any clinical interventions, audits and compliance issues following their ward visits and this information is emailed to the relevant staff and managers. The hospital…
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