‘Go for it — it makes such a difference to patient care’ Lynne Merchant, site lead pharmacist in gastroenterology, St John’s Hospital, NHS Lothian…
‘I could not wait to get back into clinical pharmacy and seeing patients’ Kate Jenkins, practice pharmacist, The Practice of Health, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan…
‘We have to be more intelligent in our use of skills’ Ade Williams, superintendent pharmacist, Bedminster Pharmacy, Bristol…
‘For community pharmacists, the role is minor illness triage’ Bernadette Brown, owner, Cadham Pharmacy, Glenrothes, Fife…
Independent prescribing pharmacist numbers total 15,000, increasing by two-thirds in two years Exclusive: There were 14,635 independent prescribers on the pharmacy register in August 2022, compared with 8,806 independent prescribers in May 2020.…
NHS could introduce performers list for independent prescribing pharmacists A performers list for pharmacist prescribers would be in line with similar lists held for doctors and dentists.…
David Webb: ‘It is time to step away from historic rivalries and focus on patients’ In his first pharmacy press interview as chief pharmaceutical officer for England, David Webb tells The Pharmaceutical Journal his ambitions for the profession.…
NHS education body to fund supervisors for independent prescriber training pilots Exclusive: A letter seen by The Pharmaceutical Journal confirms that Health Education England has agreed regional funding of £56,000 for each designated prescribing practitioner working as part of the teach and treat pilots.…
Social prescribing pilot costing £12.7m aims to cut medication use through walking and cycling The funding will go towards schemes such as cycling and walking groups, cycle training and free bike loans.…
Pharmacist independent prescribing pilots will begin across England from 2023 Exclusive: New 'pathfinder' sites will launch in every region of England from the beginning of 2023.…