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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The NHS is offering further independent prescribing (IP) courses for community pharmacists, including locums. This training, funded by NHS England, enables pharmacists to support patients from diagnosis to prescribing, and to provide advice and follow-up – while also helping them to feel confident and prepared for the new challenges of their role. Courses are available [...]
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Pharmacy owners that are offering the Lateral Flow Device (LFD) service may want to consider approaching their local care homes to see if they would like to access free LFD test kits, ahead of the start of autumn, for those people eligible for the service. All people aged 85 years and over are eligible for [...]
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