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Tag Archives: Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network
Scoping the Potential Role(s) of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia (Health Expectations)
Summary A new article has appeared on the roles for community pharmacists in assisting people with dementia dwelling in the community, their informal carers – and health and social care professionals more widely – in achieving safer and more effective … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ability of Community Pharmacists to Limit Use of Antipsychotics Prescribed Inappropriately For BPSD, Aston Health Research and Innovation Cluster, Aston University, Birmingham (UK), Caregiving (Carers), Caring for Carers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and GPs, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Community-Centred Approaches, Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia, Dementia Friendly Community Pharmacists, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Informal Carers, Information and Signposting Services, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Management, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (the Pharmacy Contract), Older Community-Dwelling Adults, Pharmacist-Led Home Medication Reviews, Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme, Pharmacy: Aston University, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Qualitative Exploratory Study, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Studies, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Emergency Admissions Through Community-Based Interventions, School of Life and Health Sciences: Aston University, Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unpaid Carers
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Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies (Greater Manchester Pharmacy LPN / RPS)
Summary The Greater Manchester Pharmacy Local Professional Network have produced a brief guide on the seven elements of good practice: The pharmacy environment. The pharmacy team. Public health messages, including lifestyle. Over the counter medicines. Prescription ordering and collection / … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Bolton, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy and Public Health, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Shops, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Greater Manchester Pharmacy Local Professional Network, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Information and Signposting Services, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, Manchester, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medicines Adherence, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Greet Britain (RPS), Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Seven Steps to Becoming a Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practice, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care
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Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England (Monitor / NHS England / UEC Review Team / ECIP / ECIST)
Summary An overview of work underway to improve urgent and emergency care: Improving patient flow in the rest of the hospital. Getting a better understanding of the impact of social and community care. Supporting the mid-long term sustainability of A&E … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 24/7 Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, A&E Four-Hour Wait Standard, A&E Waiting Times and Activity, Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, Acute Care, Acute Care Collaboration, Acute Care Services, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams: Transforming Mental Health Crisis Care (NHS England), Acute Medical Care for Frail Older People, Acute Medicine Units (AMUs), Ageing Population, Allied Health Professionals, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC), BBC Reality Check Team, Care Closer to Home, Care Trust CEs, CCG Accountable Officers, CCG Clinical Leaders, Clinical Decision Units, Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Hospitals, Community Nursing, Community Pharmacy, Comprehensive Local Directory of Services, Consultant Delivered Care, Crowding and Exit Block in Emergency Departments, CSU Managing Directors, Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care 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Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services (Royal Pharmaceutical Society)
Summary The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) have updated their “Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services”, in light of the Francis Inquiry report . Updates to this document place more emphasis on increasing patient involvement and feedback in the development of services. … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
Tagged Aston University, Berwick Review, Berwick Review of Patient Safety, Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH), Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Care Episodes, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chief Pharmacists, Chronic Medication Service, Clinical Leadership, Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Custom-Made Medicines, Discharge Medicines Review Service, Dispensing, Distribution Storage and Unused Medicines, Education and Training, Effective Use of Medicines, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists, European Working Time Directive (EWTD), Francis Inquiry Report, Future Hospital Commission, General Pharmaceutical Council, Governance, Hospital Pharmacies, Hospital Pharmacies: Seven Day Services, Hospital Pharmacists, Hospital Pharmacy Services, Implications of the Francis Inquiry Report, Information About Medicines, Integrated Transfer of Care, International Pharmaceutical Federation, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), Joined-Up Hospital and Community Pharmacy Services, Labelling, Leadership, Leadership Competency Framework for Pharmacy Professionals, Local Approaches to Seven Day Pharmacy Services, Medication Adherence, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Expertise, Medicines Policy, Medicines Procurement, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, National Advisory Group on the Safety of Patients in England, New Medicine Service, New Model of Care: Future Hospital Commission, NHS England’s Seven Days a Week Forum, NHS Patient Safety Culture, NHS Services: Seven Days a Week Forum, Operational Leadership, Patient Experience, Patient Focus, Patient Needs, Patient Outcomes, Patient Preference and Adherence, Pharmacy Workforce and Ways of Working, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Professional Leadership, Professional Responsibilities, Professional Standards, Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Services, Putting Patients First, Repercussions From the Francis Inquiry Report, Royal College of Physicians’ Future Hospital Commission (RCP FHC), Royal Pharmaceutical Society, RPS Leadership Competency Framework for Pharmacy Professionals, RPS Professional Standards for Public Health Practice for Pharmacy, Safe Systems of Care, Safe Use of Medicines, Seven Day Pharmacy Services, Seven Day Services in Hospital Pharmacy, Strategic Leadership, Supply of Medicines, Targeted Medicines Use Reviews, UK Clinical Pharmacy Association, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Week-Round NHS Services, Weekend Working, Workforce Development, Workforce Issues, Working Evenings and Weekends
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