FIP releases report on common ailment schemes across nations
Pharmacists played a vital role in managing the increasing demand for primary healthcare.
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) launched a report on pharmacy-led common ailment...
OPINION: Pharmacists aren’t ‘GPs on the cheap’
By Stephen Thomas
It is surprising and disappointing to hear that the Royal College of General Practice chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne recently said that ‘pharmacists...
Somerset’s GPs refer 1,000 patients a month to community pharmacists through GP CPCS
NHS Somerset is aiming to grow its referral rate through GP Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (GP CPCS) to between 4,000 to 6,000 patients a...
PSNC submits evidence to parliamentary inquiry on future of GP
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has submitted its evidence to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee’s recent inquiry into ‘The...
GPs, community pharmacies to support school-based Covid-19 vaccination from next week
Young people aged 12-15 in England will be offered a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine beginning next week, the government said.
The decision...
Population Health is ‘driving force’ behind Integrated Care Systems, says GP Davies
The voluntary sector and population health management (PHM) are key building blocks of Integrated Care System (ICS) Design Framework, Dr Helen Davies writes in...