The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 No 7470 p329
22 September 2007

Society summary

Pharmacy 2020 series

Pharmacists must learn to play their part in multidisciplinary health teams

In this eighth article in a series leading to a consultation about the Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Pharmacy 2020 project, Alison Blenkinsopp, professor of the practice of pharmacy at Keele University, and Christine Bond, professor of general practice and primary care at the University of Aberdeen, discuss the potential for pharmacy teams to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of care delivered to patients

SUMMARY

The potential for pharmacy teams to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of care delivered to patients applies in both secondary and primary care.

Our focus is both on teams within pharmacy and also wider teams to which pharmacy should be contributing. We provide examples of different sorts of pharmacy teams largely drawn from primary care, explore why they are particularly relevant in today’s environment, and consider some generic principles of good team working.

We conclude that pharmacy teams have never been more important and that the future will require more, not less, teamwork.

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