pharmacist roles and responsibilities

who are health professionals

what do they do?

people who may operate within branches of healthcare; medicine, dentistry

improve accesibility and quality of health care for population. They promote health care and prevent diseases and deliver health care services.

what is primary care

give some examples of people who provide primary care?

-provides first point of contact

-primary care involves day to day healthcare available (first place people go when they need health advice or treatment)

eg: gp, community pharmacists, practice nurses, dentists, opticians

what does 999 help with

what does NHS 111 help with

life threatening emergencies eg: serious road accident, heart attack or stroke

service that provides advice and can direct you to the best place to get help if you cannot contact a GP

What is secondary care 

For health problems that are not dealt with primary care because more specialised knowledge is required than just a gp

what is multidisciplinary teamwork

give examples?

the collaboration between different professional groups to achieve a common purpose, becomes a standard to address patients needs as no single profession has all the experience a patient may need

a multidisciplinary team may involve: gp, physiotherapist, pharmacist, social worker, community nurse

benefits of MDT for patients 

wider range of expertise

improved health delivery

benefits of MDT for staff

promotes ownership of tasks 

allows delegation of tasks 

development in knowledge and skills 

what is IPE

interprofessional education - when two or more professions learn with from and about each other

7 conditions a pharmacist can deal with

shingles, sore throat, UTI, sinusitis, impetigo, insect bites, acute otitis media