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Clinical gains and patient satisfaction support use of patient “passports”
March 2011Our best practice series continues with a look at how a project that won a Pharmaceutical Care Award has provided the basis for a new “passport” intended to be used specifically by patients using insulin. Ailsa Colquhoun spoke to Labib Tadros, the pharmacist behind the project
How an award for eczema care kick-started a commitment to excellence
Continuing our best practice occasional series, Ailsa Colquhoun spoke toMandy Jones about a Pharmaceutical Care Award winning project that has led to improvements in the care of patients with eczema
Why patients on lithium therapy get a safer deal if they are based in Norfolk
February 2011A reduction in patient safety incidents with lithium has helped prevent litigation claims and hospital admissions in Norfolk. Nicola Cree spoke to Tim Anderson, lead clinical pharmacist at Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Foundation Trust
Award-winning pharmacist-led COPD clinic to offer bespoke drug treatment
December 2010A pharmacist-led chronic obstructive pulmonary disease clinic has led to remarkably improved outcomes for patients in the north east of England, and has shown some unexpected benefits. Ailsa Colquhoun spoke to the clinical pharmacist responsible
Commission pharmacy sexual health clinics to reduce teenage pregnancies
November 2010Pharmacy sexual health services can help the NHS deliver on its public health targets of reducing teenage pregnancies and sexually tranmitted infections. Ailsa Colqhoun spoke to NHS Manchester’s associate director of primary care commissioning about services there
Retail services provide the evidence base for pharmacy NHS services
October 2010Lloydspharmacy has shown that pharmacies can to offer credible, effective clinical care and all-important capacity gains in delivering NHS Health Checks. Ailsa Colquhoun spoke to the company’s senior healthcare development manager
Improve compliance for mental health patients: they crave more information
August 2010For some service users, the impact of a medicines management clinic for mental health patients in the community has been life-changing and patients have been surprised at what the pharmacist can do for them. Ailsa Colquhoun reports
Fresh Air-shire proves prescribing is the way forward in disease management
July 2010A pharmacist supplementary prescribing hypertension clinic, still running five years after its pilot, has paved the way for more pharmacist-led clinics. Ailsa Colquhoun reports
Drug misuse: how we make an impact
July 2010A pharmacist who won a Pharmaceutical Care Award in 2006 for a project on taking care of drug misusers is keen to see pharmacists become more involved in harm minimisation services. Ailsa Colquhoun spoke to him
Prescribing pharmacists in Ayrshire and Arran are as busy as ever
June 2010A pharmacist supplementary prescribing hypertension clinic, still running five years after its pilot, has paved the way for more pharmacist-led clinics. Ailsa Colquhoun spoke to Allan WiIson, the community pharmacist responsible
Help for anorexia-cachexia patients
June 2010To continue our new Best practice series, Ailsa Colquhoun spoke to 2006 Pharmaceutical Care Award winner Steven Williams and Inga Andrew about the success of their project — the Macmillan Durham cachexia pack for health care professionals
Important lessons from Lanarkshire benzodiazepine reduction project
June 2010Over the next few months we will be catching up with previous winners of Pharmaceutical Care Awards to see how their winning projects are progressing. For this first instalment, Ailsa Colquhoun spoke to 2006 winner Heather Climson about her benzodiazepine clinic
