NHS launches movie-inspired campaign to encourage public to visit their pharmacist Patients are being encouraged to “take the drama out of minor illnesses” by visiting their pharmacist, as part of a movie poster-inspired campaign to encourage greater use of community pharmacies.…
How our pharmacy became the first in North Wales to write prescriptions for minor illnesses Superintendent pharmacist Steffan John shares his experience of treading new ground in the launch of North Wales’ first acute minor illness service, led by independent prescribing pharmacists.…
Community pharmacies offering minor ailment schemes fall by a third in 2018/2019 The number of community pharmacies offering minor ailment schemes has fallen by a third since 2017/2018, data published by NHS Digital have shown.…
Number of common ailments consultations per pharmacy nearly doubles in 2018/2019 The number of consultations per pharmacy given through the Common Ailments Service (CAS) in Wales has more than doubled in the last year, according to official statistics.…
Community pharmacy ‘must provide consistent care’ for cold and flu Bringing pharmacy representatives together to discuss the role community pharmacy teams have in cold and flu management.… Supported content
Final two GP to community pharmacy referral pilot sites announced Pharmacies in Yorkshire and the West Country are the final two sites to pilot a referral scheme that directs patients from general practice to community pharmacy.…
GP practices to directly refer patients to digital minor ailments scheme GP practices are to refer patients direct to the pharmacy Digital Minor Illness Referral Service from June 2019.…
Almost all community pharmacies able to provide common ailments service in Wales Wales’s health minister has praised the results of the common ailments service and confirmed that it is now being provided by almost all pharmacies in Wales.…
Welsh government commits £100k to provide minor ailment training for pharmacists Pharmacists in Wales are to receive extra training in minor ailments as part of a scheme worth £100,000, the government has announced.…
All community pharmacies in Wales to have an independent prescriber as part of long-term plan for Welsh pharmacy Every community pharmacy in Wales will employ an pharmacy independent prescriber by 2030 under a long-term plan for the profession.…
