Clinical pharmacy

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.…

Review of 2015: ten developments that are changing pharmacy

The pharmacy landscape continues to shift amid a backdrop of austere UK public spending and the rising spectre of centralised dispensing in the community. The Pharmaceutical Journal presents ten developments that affected pharmacists in 2015.…

NHS England doubles funding for GP practice pharmacist pilot

NHS England has announced that it is doubling the size of the pilot that will see pharmacists employed directly in GP practices following an “overwhelmingly positive response” from surgeries.…

Migraine management

Management of migraines is individualised for each patient and there are several evidence and practiced-based treatments available.…

Triptan interactions

A number of clinically relevant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interactions involving 5HT1 receptor agonists are known, although these are not frequently encountered in migraine treatment. …

The wait is over for more clinical roles for pharmacists

Pharmacists, particularly those in the community, are closer than ever to being offered the new opportunities in clinical practice.…