Karen Hassell

Director

Centre for Pharmacy Workforce Studies, University of Manchester.

What could the NHS appraisal system contribute to revalidation in pharmacy?

This article aims to explore current practice on appraisal systems for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians employed by NHS hospitals or primary care trusts and whether elements may lend themselves to revalidation.…

An evaluation of the new CPD learning format “learning@lunch”

This article reports on the evaluation of a new vocational learning format "learning@lunch", which is designed for hospital pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to work together during their lunch break to explore clinical topics.…

Let’s get practical: does it pay for female community pharmacists to work?

This study aims to explore female community pharmacists’ views on their remuneration and to consider how remuneration levels may influence their work patterns.…

Role and uptake of local pharmaceutical services contracts in commissioning community pharmacy services

This article aims to describe the early development and uptake of local pharmaceutical services and to investigate the nature of the contracts developed by the first-wave pilots.…

Who will be tomorrow’s pharmacists and why did they study pharmacy?

In this article, Sarah Willis, Phillip Shann and Karen Hassell present analysis of data collected for the first survey from a longitudinal cohort study about pharmacy careers, focusing on the demographics of the sample and describing students' motivations for entering pharmacy school.…