Diverse care models
March 17, 2014
ENGLISH pharmacies have more
than 100 models of care reported
by the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society’s Commission on future
models of care.
Speaking at APP, Commission
chair Dr Judith Smith said English
pharmacy had a long record of
considering a broader role.
One aspect of this was the recent
campaign encouraging people to go
to their pharmacist as a first point
of contact, rather than a GP.
Some models included a pilot
to provide, under National Health
Service contract, a structured
service for people with lung
disease, including a COPD test, as
well as support for aged care home
residents to optimise medicine use.
Hospital pharmacies were
also linking up with a patient’s
community pharmacy for follow up
care, Smith said.
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