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Think Pharmacy!

Think Pharmacy!. Suzanne Austin Chair of the Local Pharmacy Professional Network Secretary of the Local Pharmaceutical Committee Janet Kenyon Deputy Head of Prescribing & Medicines Optimisation. Why “Think Pharmacy”. Pharmacists train for five years

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Think Pharmacy!

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  1. Think Pharmacy! Suzanne Austin Chair of the Local Pharmacy Professional Network Secretary of the Local Pharmaceutical Committee Janet Kenyon Deputy Head of Prescribing &Medicines Optimisation

  2. Why “Think Pharmacy” • Pharmacists train for five years • There are 438 million visits to community pharmacy a year • There are over 11,500 community pharmacies in England • Community pharmacies are highly accessible • 96% of the population – even those living in most deprived areas can get to a pharmacy within 20 minutes • Adults in England visit a pharmacy on average 16 times per year • Many are open for extended hours in evenings and weekends

  3. Think Pharmacy!

  4. What does Think Pharmacy mean to you?

  5. Think Pharmacy! Questions: 1) What services do you think that your Community Pharmacy can provide now? 2) What services do you think that they couldprovide but don’t? 3)What would encourage you to use community pharmacies more? 4) What would stop you using Community Pharmacy services?

  6. What Pharmacies Can Do • Offer advice, guidance and medication • Exchange prescription for medication as prescribed by GP • Give advice on medicines • Review your medicines in private • Take your old and unwanted medicines and dispose of them safely • Offer advice and signpost you to services to help you lose weight, stop smoking or cut down on alcohol

  7. They can also provide… • The morning after pill • Support and treatment to stop smoking • Advice and support on reducing alcohol use • Supervised methadone consumption • Treatment for some minor ailments free of charge or no more than £7.85 if you pay for scripts

  8. “Think Pharmacy” Our vision is that you will be able to: • Consult a health professional close to your home without an appointment • Get advice / treatment for some common conditions without a prescription

  9. “Think Pharmacy” Service Questions: • Do you think that a community pharmacy is a suitable place to seek advice / treatment for this condition? • Where would you go for help advice / treatment if you or your child had this condition?

  10. Proposed Service Questions: • Do you think that a community pharmacy is a suitable place to seek advice / treatment for this condition? • Where would you go for help advice / treatment if you or your child had this condition?

  11. Your Ideas Do you have any other thoughts or ideas for Community Pharmacy Services or how to promote them?

  12. Thanks for listening

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