Clinical pharmacy

Electronic repeat dispensing service at heart of PSNC’s proposals for clinically focused pharmacy service

An electronic repeat dispensing service for people with long-term conditions should become routine for community pharmacists in England, according to proposals for a more clinically led profession drawn up by national negotiators.…

Carter review calls for more clinical pharmacists to be deployed by NHS trusts

NHS trusts should deploy more clinical pharmacists, including pharmacist prescribers, and use them to drive value from the £6.7bn that NHS hospitals spends on medicines every year, Lord Carter has advised in his final review of English NHS acute hospitals.…

A general overview of clinical pharmacy

‘Clinical pharmacy pocket companion 2nd edition’, by Alistair Howard Gray, Jane Wright, Lynn Bruce and Jennifer Oakley.…

Government outlines plans for community pharmacy in England following cuts announcement

Details are starting to emerge about the government’s plans for the future of community pharmacy in England, as part of a consultation exercise that runs until 24 March 2016.…

Supervision: what needs to change to move pharmacy forward?

The board set up to review medicines legislation and to advise UK government ministers on pharmacy policy is due to make recommendations on how the rules around ‘supervision’ should change.…

Stepping up during the junior doctor’s strike

David Gibson explains how his pharmacy department stepped up to ensure patients were cared for during the junior doctor’s strike.…

Reducing hospital admissions of frail elderly patients

The proactive care service in Coastal West Sussex (CWS), which was shortlisted for the HSJ Awards in 2015, provides medicines optimisation for frail elderly patients, reduces the risk of hospital admissions and made estimated savings of more than £600,000 in one year. It is run by a team…

How to win national recognition through rheumatology

‘I Love My Pharmacist’ winner Emily Rose has saved the NHS £200,000 as a result of her new patient monitoring pathway. Here she tells Julia Robinson how she accidently fell into rheumatology, and why she intends on rolling the service out to other departments.…

Achieving the right balance between clinical responsibility and commercial success

Community pharmacies are seen as healthcare clinics by the public but also need to be profitable in order to be viable. Is there a conflict between these two requirements, or can they operate in tandem?…

Backlash over 6% cut to community pharmacy funding

The government faces a strong backlash from community pharmacy bodies over plans to cut the community pharmacy contractual framework in England by 6.1% in 2016.…