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EDITORIAL
What the Board has been doing for youDr Richard West writes "At our last Board meeting I was struck by the amount of work that the Board is doing on your behalf. I thought that I would give you a flavour of what they have been up to."
NEWS
A round-up of the main stories over the past three monthsChanges to controlled drugs, Pseudoephedrine remains OTC, Scottish reform, US increases point-of-care dispensing, Dispensing statistics, Call for DDA members to lobby MPs, New DDA service saves money, Dispensors to be quizzed by OFT about distribution issues
NEWS FOCUS
DDA responds to distribution changesChanges to pharmaceutical distribution may distort the system, say Dr Allan Tennant and Dr David Baker Dispensing doctors are cost saversThe latest prescribing statistics show the cost benefits of dispensing doctors, reports Dr Allan Tennant DDA Online survey resultsPCT prescribing advisers are ignoring excessive prescribing guidance, reports Dr Richard West
DDA UPDATE
Number 1 on all good search enginesThe internet has changed a lot since the Dispensing Doctor website went live in the 1990s. Dr Allan Tennant reviews its progress More membership benefitsThe DDA has negotiated deals with two companies that could bring benefits to our member practices
CONFERENCE
Conference updateThis year's conference is going to the West Country. The Marriott Hotel in Bristol will be our base on the first weekend in November.
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FORUM
Your letters and questions answeredPrivate script charge, the VAT status of insulin
LAW AND POLICY
DDA highlights rural health issues at House of LordsMembers of the DDA were invited to meet the new All Party Parliamentary Group for Rural Services. Dr Irene Bainbridge reports New health ministers promise charm offensiveDr Allan Tennant reviews the changes at the DoH since the cabinet reshuffle
TRAINING
Health and safetyHealth and safety is common sense: try to make it part of the culture
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Observational data: complementing randomised controlled trialsDr Pam Brown looks at the complementary benefits of combining real-life clinical experience with RCTs Reducing dispensing errorsAdding a computer program to work in tandem with your dispensing can reduce the risk of errors, explains Dr Chris Corney
FINANCE
VAT on non-medical suppliesFurther advice on the new VAT rules following the d'Ambr1umenil case, from Dr Paul Thomas Cost-effective prescribingDr Allan Tennant looks in detail at the DoH's recent guidance on cost-effective Prescribing
THE LAST WORD
Dr Hugh JoverdraftDr Hugh Joverdraft's dispensing diary - 'Health of patients will set GP pay' Tory plan.
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