Deliveries of pharmacy medicines by volunteers?

The scheme that NHS England launched to enable volunteers to deliver pharmacy medicines may result in prosecution if there is a fatal misstate made or bad advice given. The patient might ask “how do I take these?” Or “are these safe with my other medicines? The medicine could be diverted or delivered to the wrong door…

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in the Covid -19 pandemic.

Some Trusts and now insisting that patients who are in cardiac arrest and have a suspected diagnosis of Covid 19 will not be given Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or ventilated in A&E unless the emergency department staff are wearing full personal protective equipment. This is to stop the risk of virus particles being released into the air and affecting staff attending them and other patients…

MHRA inspections during Covid-19

he MHRA have announced that during this current pandemic only essential on-site inspections will take place. There is the possibility of an off-site or remote inspection depending on the circumstances or your inspection may be deferred until the pandemic has subsided….