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Clinical pharmacists to boost GP services
Almost 34 million patients are set to benefit from improved GP services as NHS England boosts the number of surgery-based clinical pharmacists that can offer expert treatment and medication.
Funding for over 160 more pharmacists has been approved since the NHS England scheme has proved popular with both patients and GP practices.
It will increase the number of clinical pharmacists in general practice from around 580 to over 1,100 pharmacists across over 3,200 GP practices - over 40 per cent of surgeries in the country - and a population of nearly 34 million patients.
Clinical pharmacists work as part of the general practice team by offering clinical expertise on day-to-day medicine issues and providing consultations with patients directly.
This delivers quicker access to clinical advice for patients and frees GPs to spend more time attending patients with the greatest needs.
NHS England, Health Education England, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Medical Association’s GP Committee are working with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society to support the programme roll out.
Arvind Madan, GP and NHS England director of primary care, said: “The clinical pharmacist programme has proven to be a hugely popular with practices, patients and pharmacists themselves.
“Clinical pharmacists have a wealth of knowledge and skills to offer great patient care, in a more convenient way and are also taking some of the pressure off GPs, particularly at this time of year when we know demand is even greater than usual.”
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