PIP editor

  MY name is Ravi Sharma – I am a senior primary care pharmacist working in general practice. I have been doing this for the last year, and a half and have developed a number of special interests along the way. One of my key roles has been surrounding the development of pharmacist-led clinics in general […]

  THERE have been a number of occasions in recent history where pharmacy has appeared on the verge of making a leap from its traditional dispensing role into new and exciting avenues; and it appears that the profession is at such a point again. From Scotland’s 10-year plan to any number of recent articles from organisations like the NHS […]

  CURRENT initiatives to roll out patient record access to pharmacy provide insufficient patient information, and lack functionalities to ensure safe and efficient provision of services to patients. Moreover, access to these records have been patchy and wider access is needed. Research from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society4 on the transfer of care between settings has shown that when patients are transferred from one care setting to another, between 30% […]

  I WORK to improve the use of medicines by influencing policy and or helping decision makers to make ‘better’ decisions. My job is not glamorous; it’s not cutting edge or very exciting. It takes months or years to get things achieved but it is important to both improving what we offer and maintaining gains made in the past. Policy enables, it […]