This is the fourth of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. Patients with only certain minor illnesses can be electronically referred for the minor illness strand [...]
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This is the third of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. Patients who are electronically referred who have symptoms of a more serious illness/red flags should [...]
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This is the second of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. An 18 year old is eligible for an acute otitis media clinical pathway consultation. Wrong! [...]
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This is the first of a series of articles to tackle some of the misconceptions around Pharmacy First. The articles will cover a variety of aspects of Pharmacy First and aims to myth bust, to increase understanding of the service. GPs cannot electronically refer patients for minor illness consultations as part of Pharmacy First. Wrong! [...]
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While there are many eligible groups of people who can access the Lateral Flow Device (LFD) service who are not always easy to identify, people who are collecting prescriptions and are aged 85 years or over, are an easy group to identify (due to their age being included on their prescriptions) as eligible for the [...]
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