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A New UK Survey Suggests Primary Care Clinicians Need Clearer Post-Mi Guidelines To Provide Their Patients With Optimal Care
A new survey published in the British Journal of Cardiology suggests that inconsistencies in clinical guidance for the ongoing management of post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients may contribute to significant variation in clinical practice reported by GPs and practice nurses.1a These findings indicate that, in some areas of the UK, care for post-MI patients after leaving hospital may not be optimal,1b according to authors from the Follow Your Heart group. *
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The Department of Health and Human Services has created a web site called "Ask Medicare" to help caregivers navigate the often confusing Medicare system. CNN reports on the experience of Kim Mickens, a caregiver who used the site to help her mother, who has Alzheimer"s disease. "Medicare personnel helped her get some of the medical supplies she needed and also recommend a new Web site called Ask Medicare. Designed to give easy access to people taking care of elderly relatives, Ask Medicare provides information and links to services that are important to caregivers."
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Chair Of General Pharmaceutical Council Is Welcomed By Society

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) has welcomed the appointment of Mr Robert Nicholls CBE as the Chair Designate of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC). The GPhC will be the new regulator for Great Britain"s pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises in 2010. His appointment is another key stage in its establishment. Mr Nicholls has almost 40 years" experience in the NHS, working as a manager at hospital, district and regional levels. He was the London Commissioner and Non-Executive Director for the Appointments Commission from 2005-2008. He is a Fellow and past President of the Institute of Healthcare Management and was awarded the CBE for services to healthcare in 1995. RPSGB Chief Executive & Registrar Jeremy Holmes said "We are delighted to welcome Robert Nicholls as Chair of the GPhC. We are looking forward to working closely and constructively with him as the GPhC is formed alongside the new professional leadership body. "His role will be important in helping to deliver the smooth transfer of regulatory functions to the GPhC and establishing the optimal interface with the new professional body. In meeting these objectives we are fortunate to have a Chair with Mr Nicholls" experience and we are arranging early opportunities for him to meet the colleagues he will be working with in the future." Mr Nicholls will be the first Chair of the 14-member General Pharmaceutical Council and will hold his post for four years. Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain


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