The RPS has added guidance to its original advice on the supply of specials (medicines). This includes advice on how to split or crush solid dose medication and which medicines should not be modified in this way. Guidance only available to members of RPS.

The RPS has issued practice guidance covering changes to the supply of medicines to podiatrists which came into force on the 1st July. In addition the guidance offers some notes on wholesale supply of medicines and how to identify and check the registration of a podiatrist. Guidance only available to members of the RPS.

The second edition of this guidance manual has been published by the DH.The bulk of the document(224 pages) relates to general provisions in the law, definitions, compliance, packaging, licensing and disposal, followed by sector guidance;pages 172 – 187 relate specifically to community pharmacies.

The Department of Health has published a 28 page guide on dealing with requests to access health records. It covers, for example, records for both living and deceased patients,the appropriate health professional to deal with requests, parental access and discosure in the absence of a statutory basis.

Sexual boundaries: guidance (Jan 08) from CHRE (Commission for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence) for healthcare professions and their Fitness to Practise Committees and a report on education and training link