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Half of GP surgeries have pharmacy support, says Scottish health minister

Pharmacy services are taking a “crucial role” in Scotland, with half of GP surgeries now able to access a pharmacist or a pharmacy technician with advanced clinical skills, the Scottish health minister says.…

Practice pharmacists lack support from GPs, study finds

Pharmacists working in GP surgeries increase their scope of practice but some had problems with their working environment and lack of support from GPs, a study in the British Journal of General Practice has found.…

Government gives green light for medical cannabis to be legalised by autumn 2018

GPs across the UK will be able to prescribe cannabis-derived medicines by the autumn, home secretary Sajid Javid has announced.…

Over half of GP pharmacists give lifestyle advice to patients every day, report shows

GP pharmacists increase GP capacity, optimise medicines use and improve patient quality of life, according to an evaluation of the initial pilot phase of NHS England’s Clinical Pharmacists in GP Practices scheme. But GPs’ expectations of the role of practice pharmacists need to be m…

How a £600 laptop helped us to integrate with our local general practice

Pharmacist and practice partner Garry Myers shares his model for a partnership between general practice and its local community pharmacy, which, if rolled out across England, could save practices over 15m appointments a year.…

Pharmacy involvement in care of hypertensive patients could reduce GP workload, study finds

Over 95% of patients with hypertension could be followed up by pharmacists without the need for them to be referred to their GP, according to results from a cross-sectional study of patients with hypertension presenting to community pharmacy.…

Community pharmacy support could free up millions of GP appointments, unique GP-pharmacy partnership finds

More formalised integration between community pharmacies and general practice could increase GP appointment capacity by almost 10% and reduce A&E attendance rates by over 7%, according to the evaluation of a GP-pharmacy partnership scheme in South Yorkshire.…

GP body teams up with parkrun UK to improve patient fitness and cut medications

GPs are encouraging patients with long-term conditions to take part in their local ‘Parkrun’ in a national initiative to boost physical activity and, where possible, help reduce medication.…

Google searches for online prescription services have doubled

Internet search activity for online GP and prescription services in the UK has increased.…

Pharmacists begin deprescribing pilot for frail older people with diabetes

Exclusive: New type 2 diabetes guidance, which is the first in the UK to include specific recommendations for treating frail older people, is being piloted by pharmacists working in GP surgeries in south west England.…