The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 271 No 7280 p841
20/27 December 2003

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Letters to the Editor

Community pharmacy

Should I retrain as a nurse?

From Ms D. A. Allen, MRPharmS

I read with interest an article in The Guardian (3 December, Society section) entitled “What else can I do?”.

It described Claire, a 28-year-old nurse with a diploma in higher education nursing. She loves working in primary care, but she has been at the same practice for five years and does not want to get stuck in a rut.

It suggested that “Claire could consider working in a local pharmacy, alongside a community pharmacist carrying out clinical assessments of patients as part of a medicines management initiative. The duties include giving patients advice about over-the-counter medicines or dealing with queries about their medication. She is likely to be employed by the primary care trust rather than the pharmacist. The salary is negotiable but she could expect to be H grade earning £30,000 to £35,000.”

I would like a well-paid job and an index-linked pension with a future in community pharmacy. Should I retrain as a nurse?

Deborah Allen
Stourbridge, West Midlands

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