Social care

Prescribing nature to boost mental health

This episode of The PJ Pod looks at the evidence for green social prescribing and how pharmacists can help their patients to connect with nature.…

One-third of adult social care providers say medicines support from community pharmacy has improved over past year

Respondents to the Care Quality Commission survey said they typically received advice from community pharmacy on medicines side effects, over-the-counter medicine and safe medicines administration.…

It is time to act on the inequalities in treatment for substance misuse among LGBTQ+ people

Pharmacy staff are well placed to improve the healthcare experience for people in the LGBTQ+ community, a group that is often more susceptible to substance misuse.…

What community pharmacy access to shared health and social care records could mean for patient care

Community pharmacies in Dorset could soon have access to system-wide health and social care records. Robin Mitchell, owner of Victoria Park Pharmacy in Dorchester, explains why pharmacists should jump at the opportunity.…

For community pharmacists to be treated as equals after the COVID-19 pandemic, they must become paid employees of the NHS

COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerabilities of having separate health and social care systems, but pharmacy can only help fill this gap if it is more embedded within the NHS.…

What role can pharmacy play in the social prescribing revolution?

The number of social prescribing staff has more than doubled in the past year, but pharmacy has yet to engage with schemes that can help patients with their wellbeing.…

Social care should be considered when deciding where pharmacies are sited, says RPS Wales

Pharmaceutical needs assessments in Wales should include an assessment of local populations’ social care requirements, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Wales has said.…

Wales’ principles to support people to take their medicines in their homes

The All Wales Heads of Adults’ Services (AWASH) Group and NHS Wales, in collaboration with their partner organisations, have launched a set of high-level principles to encourage better medicines support for people who are receiving care at home. The principles, developed by a multidiscip…

A day in the life of a pharmacist at a drug and alcohol service

Chief pharmacist Graham Parsons details a typical day working for the leading social enterprise, Turning Point, which supports clients with learning disabilities, mental health, and drug and alcohol problems.…

Pharmacist involvement in NHS services ‘significantly’ improves medicines safety

Involving a pharmacist in a health and social care service “significantly” improves its medicines safety, an upcoming Care Quality Commission report is expected to say.…