Principles of effective history taking when prescribing An accurate patient history provides a foundation for assessing the best options for patients and preventing errors. This article outlines principles and approaches that can help prescribers to gather information effectively.…
Writing patient notes: a guide for pharmacists An overview of how to write clear, accurate and well-structured patient notes.…
Using project management principles to improve research projects Project management principles can be applied to any pharmaceutical project, including clinical trials.…
Complex decision-making for foundation and newly qualified pharmacists An outline of the skills pharmacists need in order to make complex clinical decisions and how to improve these over time.…
Develop your leadership skills with the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer’s Clinical Fellow Scheme Applications for the 'Chief pharmaceutical officer’s clinical fellow scheme' open in November 2022. Find out all you need to know about the scheme and how to apply.…
Practising reflection in pharmacy Reflection is a powerful tool that can improve decision-making and support your personal and professional development. Find out what strategies you can use in your practice.…
Empowering pharmacy technicians to boost the discharge medicine review service in Wales Louise Allen seized an opportunity to enable pharmacy technicians to deliver discharge medicine reviews as part of a local pilot to increase uptake of the long-running pharmacist-led service.…
Quality improvement in pharmacy practice An overview of the quality improvement philosophy, the common methods, tools and approaches used with pharmacy examples showing how it can continuously improve practice.…
Educational supervision, assessment and feedback for pharmacists An outline of educational supervisor roles and the skills needed for effective supervision.…
Critical appraisal: how to evaluate research for use in clinical practice The ability to make appropriate evidence-based decisions in clinical practice relies on pharmacists having the skills to extract and translate the most relevant and useful information from published literature.…
