Clinical pharmacy

Medicines optimisation in care homes scheme to end in March 2020

Clinical pharmacists employed by GP surgeries under the medicines optimisation in care homes programme will be moved to the new primary care network contract when the care home scheme ends in March 2020.…

A trigger for change? Two years on from the Carter review

In Lord Carter’s 2016 review, he advised acute hospitals to deploy more clinical pharmacists and use them to drive value from the £6.7bn that hospitals spend on medicines every year. Two years on, The Pharmaceutical Journal investigates whether trusts are on track to meet these ambitious…

The Carter review: how are hospitals measuring up?

Two years on from Lord Carter’s 2016 review of hospital efficiency, The Pharmaceutical Journal looks at the progress pharmacy departments in England are making towards meeting his challenging targets.…

Career progression within the NHS

With roles opening up for pharmacists in urgent care settings, hospitals and primary care, new opportunities are being created for pharmacists looking to move up in the NHS.…

A day in the life of a liver intensive therapy unit pharmacist

Sara Sawieres details a typical day as lead pharmacist for the liver intensive therapy unit at King’s College Hospital.…

Emergency department pharmacists managing patients and taking on new roles, study finds

Emergency department pharmacist practitioners are carrying out clinical work in hospitals that pharmacists have traditionally not done before, a University of Manchester study has found.…

Simulation-based training: applications in clinical pharmacy

With the evolving role of pharmacists and the growing complexity of healthcare, there is a need for interventions and innovations to enhance both individual task and team performance. Simulation-based training is an educational platform with potential in this area. This article outlines its applicat…

Web therapy: how pharmacists are leading the way on telehealth

A solution developed to deliver clinical pharmacy services to remote dispensing GP practices in Scotland is being used as a model to expand telehealth services across the rest of NHS Highland. …

Common foundation programme to be introduced for all pharmacists, reveals CPhO

All pharmacists will take part in a common foundation programme after preregistration training, under plans being developed by NHS England and Health Education England.…

NHS England updates guidance on prescribing between primary and secondary care

The contribution that prescribing pharmacists who work in general practice can make to boosting GP and patient understanding of medicines has been highlighted in guidance published by NHS England.…