Category list : Primary care
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Primary care networks given more time to transition GP pharmacists
GP pharmacists, funded by NHS England’s clinical pharmacist scheme, have been given an extra two months to start working in primary care networks.
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How a portfolio career like mine could give the pharmacy workforce a boost
Working across different settings not only gives job satisfaction, but also benefits patient care, says portfolio pharmacist Ailsa Sharrock.
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Community pharmacy can help tackle health inequalities, pharmacy organisations say Subscription
Tackling health inequalities, referring patients and signposting are major areas in which community pharmacy can improve quality of care for patients, pharmacy organisations have said.
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NHS England incentivises pharmacists to nominate PCN lead for community pharmacies Subscription
Community pharmacists working in a primary care network will have to nominate a lead pharmacist by 31 March 2020 to access a portion of funding under the updated pharmacy quality scheme.
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Gabapentin, pregabalin and oxycodone prescriptions in England increased each year between 2013 and 2018 Subscription
Prescriptions for gabapentin, pregabalin and oxycodone increased year on year between 2013 and 2018 across primary care in England, study results published in the British Journal of General Practice show.
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Number of clinical pharmacists expected to work in PCNs rises to 7,500 by 2023/2024 Subscription
The number of clinical pharmacists needed to work in the new primary care networks in England by 2023/2024 could be as high as 7,500, according to a calculation by London GPs.
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What a primary care network pharmacist really does
Former community pharmacist Danny Bartlett has worked in his new local primary care network for a matter of months, but he is already making an impact on his patients.
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Boots to trial video GP consultations
Boots is to pilot an in-store video GP service that, it says, could increase patient access to healthcare services.
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No GP pharmacist should be left out in the cold Subscription
NHS England should look again at rules that are likely to prevent some pharmacists from working in primary care networks.
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Pharmacists to be offered training to become doctors, NHS England chief executive says Subscription
Pharmacists are set to be given the opportunity to become doctors through extra training, Simon Stevens, chief executive at NHS England, has said.
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