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What is the Francis Report? A public inquiry was held into the poor standards of care experienced by patients at Mid Staffordshire Foundation NHS Trust, which was chaired by Robert Francis QC, a [...]

This month marks the 7000th person to sign up to the Ashtons e-learning programme. The Ashtons e-learning Programme has come a long way since its conception in 2009. There are now five modules, [...]

 Dapoxetine (Priligy) has been licensed for use in men who have been diagnosed with premature ejaculation. Dapoxetine is a short-acting selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). SSRIs are [...]

Excess saliva (hypersalivation or siallorrhoea) is a distressing clozapine side effect which can occur in about 30% of patients. The usual treatment is hysoscine hydrobomide tablets (Kwells®, or [...]

All Ashtons pharmacists are specialist clinical pharmacists and provide regular visits for our hospital clients, which include: Supporting compliance with the Care Quality Commission regulations [...]

This guidance aims to support smoking cessation, temporary abstinence from smoking and smoke-free policies in all secondary care settings. Secondary care providers have a duty of care to protect [...]

We have put together a pack containing all of the relevant information that you need to manage controlled drugs in your hospital effectively. The pack is available at no extra cost and contains: [...]

The print edition of the BNF is published every 6 months, in March and September. It is important to use the most recent edition for making clinical decisions and so older versions should be [...]

A summary of new evidence regarding the management of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been produced by NICE to update the original clinical guideline (CG 26) published in 2005. [...]

Evidence suggests that many older people are dissatisfied, lonely and depressed, and many are living with low levels of life satisfaction and wellbeing. These problems are widespread in older [...]