Patient consultation

Considerations for effective and person-centred virtual consultations

Nine practical tips and advice for pharmacists offering virtual consultations to patients.…

Why I have changed my approach to see the patient, not the disease

Komal Vadday, senior specialist pharmacist in hepatology, highlights the importance of treating each patient as an individual and not defining them by their diagnosis.…

Case-based learning: psoriasis management in community pharmacy

How pharmacy teams should respond to a patient requesting advice and further information when presenting at the pharmacy with a new prescription for the treatment of plaque psoriasis.…

More than 60 pharmacies in Wales could provide independent prescribing services under health board plans

Exclusive: Welsh health boards have told The Pharmaceutical Journal that they are planning to commission 40 additional pharmacies during winter 2021 and into 2022 to provide independent prescribing services.…

Approaching difficult situations: how to have challenging conversations

A guide, including example audio dialogue, on how to deal with challenging conversations that can arise in pharmacy practice.…

How to address vaccine hesitancy

Despite the proven efficacy of vaccines, vaccine hesitancy is a growing problem. This article highlights how pharmacists and pharmacy teams can address vaccine hesitancy and allay patient concerns in the context of COVID-19 vaccines.…

Pain management and the role of pharmacy (video)

In this video, Gino Martini, chief scientist at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, outlines evidence-based management options for acute, chronic and chronic primary pain to address misconceptions and promote best practice in pharmacy.…

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How patient-centred are you? No, how patient-centred are you really?

The views expressed in this letter are those of the author’s. If you would like to submit a letter to The Pharmaceutical Journal, please click here. If I had been asked this question a couple of years ago, I would have answered: “Totally, utterly!” For nearly 20 …

Promoting self-care for acute pain

This learning resource outlines evidence-based best practice for pharmacy consultations focusing on acute pain, including appropriate selection of over-the-counter analgesics to enable effective self-care.…

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Pharmacists complete 90% of consultations referred by GPs under national pilot, says NHS England

Pharmacies across five pilot sites have completed nine in ten patient consultations referred to them by GPs through the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, NHS England has said.…