Primary care

Fewer than 3% of patients with type 3c diabetes are correctly diagnosed, study finds

The majority of cases of type 3c diabetes in England are being misdiagnosed by clinicians as type 2 diabetes, a large primary care study has found.…

How I balance clinical and managerial support as pharmacy manager for an NHS Treatment Centre

We pharmacists need to make ourselves indispensable. Although medicines are everyone’s business, we are the experts, says Cathy Cooke.…

Welsh primary care clusters need a ‘major step-change’, consultation report says

Primary care clusters in Wales must see a “major step-change” if they are to deliver the Welsh government’s ambitions for primary care, a new report from the Welsh Assembly’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee says.…

Civilian pharmacy roles in the Ministry of Defence

A large number of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are currently working in various capacities in the Defence Medical Services, safeguarding the health of our military personnel. SaÅ¡a Jankovic discovers what opportunities and challenges face pharmacy staff in the DMS.…

How I work to improve patient health outcomes at a national level at NHS RightCare

Working on areas of healthcare where there is true innovation and value can be challenging but is also rewarding, says Jas Khambh.…

Risk management training for pharmacists working in new primary care roles

An increase in pharmacists working in GP practices and wider primary care pharmacy roles has prompted the Pharmacists’ Defence Association to offer training on how to manage risks in these new roles.…

Becoming a pharmacist in a GP practice: multidisciplinary working and learning from colleagues

Regina Ahmed has decided to try a career in the primary care sector. In the fifth of a series of blog posts, she describes her experience of shadowing healthcare professionals at the hospital, progressing on the CPPE pathway, and learning more about mental health.…

‘Care navigators’ to help free up GP schedules

GP receptionists have been given enhanced roles to act as ‘care navigators’ and direct patients to different services including pharmacy and physiotherapy.…

The medicines management team: a sustainable approach to pharmacist and GP collaboration

Steve Hemsley explains how pharmacists in Bay Medical Group’s Medicines Management Team have become instrumental in easing the burden of GP shortages in Lancashire.…

Think tank report shows how NHS can deliver a workforce for integrated care

NHS must change its approach to training its workforce, says independent think tank Reform.…