Healthcare systems globally are increasingly recognising the value of healthcare data. From developing improved care pathways to driving cost savings through data analytics, arguably the true value of healthcare data lies in patient outcomes. Good data can power better, safer and more effective models of care for patients. As technology unlocks new data sets [...]
Net sales and EBITDA continued to grow in H1 2020 despite challenging market conditions due to COVID-19 Ferinject®/ Injectafer® demand impacted by global COVID-19 restrictions Sustained growth in nephrology supported by dialysis business Veltassa® net sales impacted by reduced promotion to nephrologists due to COVID-19 Etienne Jornod stepped down as Executive Chairman; Stefan Schulze appointed [...]
The new PDA Education Hub has launched to offer a range of professional development courses and resources to help members to thrive and grow in their careers. The free resources will be exclusively available to PDA members to help them at all stages of their career; whether preparing for the pre-reg assessment, updating clinical knowledge or used [...]
The new NHS People Plan, published today, pledges to create a sustainable supply of prescribing pharmacists with enhanced clinical and consultation skills. NPA vice chair, Nick Kaye, said: “Only by mobilising the entire healthcare workforce, including community pharmacists and their teams, can there be any prospect of the NHS recovering from COVID-19 and [...]
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Liva Healthcare is providing vital lifestyle and weight loss support in collaboration with LloydsPharmacy to help tackle the UK’s obesity crises. LloydsPharmacy is the first pharmacy to deliver a medicated weight loss programme nationwide. With over 1,400 stores across the UK, LloydsPharmacy will be providing access to the treatment plan, consisting of appropriate medical [...]
A recent PDA survey has found that 4 in 10 community pharmacists who caught COVID-19 believe they caught it at work. As community pharmacy employers are yet to report a single case of an employee likely catching the virus at work, this raises serious questions as employees have a legal requirement to report such instances to the Health & Safety Executive [...]
Scotland’s high profile National Clinical Director of Healthcare Quality & Improvement has praised pharmacists for reaching out to vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic, but told them, “your work is not done”. Sharing latest virus statistics at the National Pharmacy Association’s online conference this week, Professor Jason Leitch warned that a second peak is [...]
Five-year extension will support Allscripts’ cloud-based Sunrise electronic health record and drive co-innovation CHICAGO & REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#healthIT--Today Allscripts (MDRX: NASDAQ) and Microsoft Corp. announced the extension of their long-standing strategic alliance to enable the expanded development and delivery of cloud-based health IT solutions. The five-year extension will support Allscripts’ cloud-based Sunrise™ electronic health record, [...]
The PDA recently held their 12th Annual General Meeting as a trade union where they revealed another record increase in membership numbers. Due to the pandemic, the meeting was the first general meeting of the union to be held virtually. At the Annual General Meeting, the PDA Union General Secretary, John Murphy reported another successful year [...]
The European Commission (EC) approval is based on the Canagliflozin and Renal Endpoints in Diabetes with Established Nephropathy Clinical Evaluation (CREDENCE) Phase III renal outcomes trial, which was stopped early based on the achievement of a pre-specified efficacy criterion. Canagliflozin is the first therapy approved in nearly 20 years to slow the progression of [...]
