Services development

Pharmacy First CPD: Acute sinusitis

This is the latest in our series of CPD modules designed to support pharmacists to manage common conditions and deliver England’s new Pharmacy First service. It will be useful for community pharmacists responding to patients 12 years and over with acute sinusitis.

Plan for an impact with public health

The NHS has recognised that there needs to be a greater focus on preventing, limiting or delaying ill health. Actions to promote positive health have been emphasised in the NHS Long Term Plan

PGDs offer route to increased service income

PGDs have an increasing role to play for pharmacies looking to increase their service offer

Sexual health - a role for pharmacy

With service cuts ongoing, pharmacy staff can encourage early testing

Case study: trial and error with travel

Terry Reid, of Reid’s Pharmacy, London, says his decision to get involved with travel services was motivated by wanting to balance his business

Introducing successful new ideas in pharmacy

This module will help you to successfully introduce new ideas, taking you through a series of steps

Maximising use of the consultation room

This article considers how to maximize consultation room use, and how effective consultation skills are essential for today's pharmacists

Flu service highs and lows

What are the barriers to developing community pharmacy vaccination services further in the future?

Case study: Fresh thinking

Superintendent pharmacist Jonathan Campbell explains how forging strong ties with a GP surgery has helped his pharmacy business stand out

The importance of the Call to Action

NHS England’s Call to Action on community pharmacy is going to be extremely important says Alastair Buxton.

 

Reaching the people that others cannot reach...

A pub health check campaign found more than a quarter of men tested had high blood pressure

 

Promotion of local pharmacy services

Customers may find it difficult to understand the wide range of services being offered by a pharmacy. What can be done?

Make a success of pharmacy services

As financial constraints placed on community pharmacies continue to bite, services are increasingly being flagged as an opportunity to plug funding gaps

Delivering clear health outcomes for patients

Focus your pharmacy team, operations and practices on maximising health outcomes. Do you need to change and what should you do?

Effective ways to reach specific patient groups

This review will help pharmacy teams to focus on effective ways to reach specific patient groups.

There's money on the table worth £73,800 - grab it

The size of the potential opportunity outside of dispensing could surprise you, suggests Retail Performance Specialists