Category list : Primary care
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NHS England’s outsourcing of primary care support 'a long way below acceptable standard' Subscription
A report from the National Audit Office says that support services provided to pharmacists, GPs, dentists and opticians are “a long way below an acceptable standard” after NHS England and Capita misunderstood the risks in outsourcing primary care support services.
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New guidance to encourage integration of community pharmacy with primary care home model
A guide has been published by the National Association of Primary Care to encourage the integration of community pharmacy within primary care home models.
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Pharmacy Integration Fund used to bail out other parts of NHS Subscription
Money set aside to develop new pharmacy roles in primary care and integrated services in 2017–2018 was instead spent on bailing out other parts of the health service.
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Impact of an integrated pharmacy service on hospital admission costs Subscription
Northumberland was chosen as one of the national vanguard sites in early 2015, in response to the Five year forward view initiative. This article describes the evolution of the integrated pharmacy service, which now operates across organisational boundaries and in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, as well as the improvements in patient care, harm reduction and increased efficiencies achieved using a sustainable model of care.
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NICE publishes briefing on primary care-based point-of-care tests for strep A in sore throat
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a medtech innovation briefing on point-of-care diagnostic testing in primary care for group A streptococci in sore throat.
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Revalidation: How to use planned and unplanned learning entries to record CPD Subscription
Revalidation for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians came into force on 30 March 2018. This article explains the revalidation timeline and requirements, including what represents suitable planned and unplanned CPD activities and how they should be recorded.
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Huge variation in gluten-free prescribing across England, new research finds Subscription
Prescribing of gluten-free products varies substantially across primary care in England, according to a new study published in BMJ Open.
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Health technology: learn, grow or become obsolete Subscription
Steve Hemsley reports on the latest advancements in health technology, how they will affect the careers of pharmacy professionals, and why new technologies should be embraced in order to win the race for relevance.
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How Kayt Blythin established a pharmacist-led medicines optimisation service in East Sussex care homes Subscription
Kayt Blythin is a principal clinical pharmacist for medicines optimisation for care homes at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
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Online primary care improving but there is still work to do, says CQC Subscription
In an inspection by the Care Quality Commission, 43% of online primary care providers were not providing safe care in February 2018, compared with 86% of providers before July 2017.
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