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1 A Day in the Life of a PCT Pharmacist Rachel Urban PCT Pharmacist Bradford South and West PCT

2 Background Started Bradford Uni – 1998 5 yr sandwich course Independent community pharmacy in Halifax Bradford Hospitals Trust (BHT) Dissertation – Repeat prescribing Graduated – 2003 Bradford South and West PCT – 1 week Moss Pharmacy – Area Relief PCT Pharmacist – Feb 2004

3 Bradford District

4 Bradford South and West Population 150,000 Budget£143million Staff400 GP Practices23 Opticians11 Dentists17 Pharmacists26

5 Strategic and Managerial Implement local prescribing strategies Member of variety of committees Prescribing Development Group GP prescribing group Innovative services Panel Setting and monitoring GP prescribing budgets Review policies associated with medicines and medicine management Line Management

6 Prescribing and Practice Support PACT data analysis Prescribing Incentive scheme Audits Prescribing review visits Prescribing Queries

7 Prescribing Development PGDs Nurse Prescribing Pharmacists Prescribing Multidisciplinary work

8 Community Pharmacy Development –Anticoagulation monitoring –Emergency hormonal contraception –Terminals linked to GP surgeries –Methadone and Subutex supervision –Needle Exchange –Minor ailments schemes

9 New Pharmacy Contract Offers new opportunities in terms of medicines management Variety of new opportunities for pharmacists Main opportunities: –Medicines Use Reviews –Enhanced services

10 Pharmacy in the Future Repeat dispensing ETP LPS Prescribing/practice support Clinical Governance NPFIT Practice Based Commissioning Performance Management of New Pharmacy Contract New Pharmacy Contract –Essential –Advanced –Enhanced Upskilling support staff POM to P switches NHS direct referrals Supplementary and independent prescribing

11 Working in Primary Care Advantages Flexible hours Utilise Clinical Knowledge Meet lots of people Variety Shaping local pharmacy services Disadvantages Need to keep up to date Lots of meetings Hard work Hundreds of e-mails No specific job description for PCT pharmacists


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