Community pharmacists decide to "wait and see" before
prescribing
Community pharmacists are "waiting and seeing" before they embark on supplementary prescribing
training. Debbie Andalo reports on
developments for community
pharmacists — both those working as independents and those in multiples
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Do not miss the boat — pharmacists can get in on the new GP contract
Medicines management in primary care has been firmly enshrined within the new GP contract currently
being considered by the medical profession
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Help is at hand to support a prescribing project in your PCT
The National Primary and Care Trust Development Programme has just announced the availability of £30,000
for a developmental project involving supplementary prescribing. Naomi Kempner, freelance journalist, takes a closer look at what NatPaCT does
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New Forest PCT: a year in the life of medicines management
The National Medicines Management Collaborative Project is being rolled out in "waves" across England, with PCTs bidding to become pilot sites. New Forest Primary Care Trust (NFPCT) — consisting of 19 practices — became a pilot site in April 2002. Renu Mehan reports on a sample of achievements in the first year
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Training for repeat dispensing
Pharmacists involved in the repeat dispensing pilots — "the pathfinder" sites — can benefit
from a new training programme. The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education has worked with the Department
of Health, the Prescription Pricing Authority and other organisations to devise a multidisciplinary training
programme to support the implementation of repeat dispensing in England
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Crisis management: a day in the life of a pharmacist
Pam Grant is the pharmacist with a community-based intermediate care team. She accepts referrals from
other health professionals and social services care managers. Her goal is to identify — and implement — enduring
solutions for patients who are unable to self-medicate. She also provides pharmaceutical education and
training for other health professionals. Here she describes a day in her life...
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"Develop yourself" workshops hailed
Faculty associates who attended the Faculty of Prescribing and Medicines Management first series of education
workshops, entitled "Develop Yourself: skills for personal and professional development" have
deemed them to be a success
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