Royal College of General Practitioners

NHS England doubles funding for GP practice pharmacist pilot

NHS England has announced that it is doubling the size of the pilot that will see pharmacists employed directly in GP practices following an “overwhelmingly positive response” from surgeries.…

Pharmacists should have read and write access rights to patient records, says RPS

Giving pharmacists the ability to read and add comments to patients’ full health records would improve safety and quality of care, says the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in a position statement launched on 30 September 2015.…

Patient access to medical records: proceed with caution

There are a number of practical issues to consider if patients are to be given full access to their own medical records.…

Referral to regulator for inappropriate antibiotics prescribing may have to be considered

Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics may have to be sanctioned in the future. …

Example job descriptions for practice pharmacists published in GP guide

Pharmacy body’s guide gives a sense of the qualifications, skills and experience pharmacists may need to work in general practice.…

Alistair Burt: ‘pharmacists are an untapped resource’

Minister of State for Community and Social Care Alistair Burt, in an exclusive interview with The Pharmaceutical Journal, discusses seven-day healthcare service, pharmacists’ growing role in the NHS and decriminalisation of dispensing errors.…

Clinical Pharmacist’s monthly news round-up: the top 10 in the past month

What has been happening in the world of pharmacy? Here’s our pick of must-read news from the past month.…

The incentive is now there for GPs to employ clinical pharmacists

GP surgeries in England must work together to bid for new funding that would enable clinical pharmacists to join their teams.…

NHS England launches £15m pilot to employ pharmacists in GP practices

GP practices in England will employ around 300 pharmacists to provide clinical care in a £15m pilot, NHS England has announced.…

Pharmacists in Scotland join calls for profession to work in GP practices

Society “fully supports” more pharmacists in patient-facing roles within GP surgeries in Scotland.…