Discussing essential topics related to Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice

The New QOF Requirements 🚨 "New QOF Indicators Unveiled: Navigate the Significant Changes Impacting Pharmacists in Primary Care!" 🚨 New QOF indicators were announced recently and there have been some significant changes that all pharmacists working in Primary care need to understand. In this episode, our host Ruhina Kassam, a senior clinical pharmacist and the Training and Development Lead at CP...

Pharmacy Technicians in Primary Care In this episode we explore the role of Pharmacy Technicians in Primary Care with Mandeep Bahia, a Pharmacy Technician with over 8 years of experience in the industry. Mandeep’s shares her experience of transitioning into the primary care sector and provides some invaluable advice for technicians seeking to do the same. Together, we also discuss the tasks techni...

Pharmacist Competency and Maintaining Evidence of Competency You may have heard of increasing cases of pharmacists being investigated by GPhC & CQC regulators as a result of questionable prescribing and non-prescribing practices that potentially pose a risk to patient safety. This has led to increased scrutiny by the regulators and highlighted the importance of pharmacist competency in prescri...

What a Non-IP Pharmacist Can & Can’t do in Primary Care? In this episode, we discuss this topic with Anzeena Chowdhury, a Non-IP Pharmacist who has recently started a new role as a clinical pharmacist with CPS. We explore Anzeena’s journey transitioning into Primary Care and we discuss the advice she has for any pharmacists who are wishing to do the same. We also look closely at Anzeena’s inno...

Is Primary Care for you? In this episode I discuss this topic with Ruhina Kassam, who is a Senior Clinical Pharmacist at Clinical Pharmacist Solutions and the Training and Development Lead for Clinical Pharmacist Academy - Drawing upon our own experiences with recruiting, hiring & training. We explore the challenges involved, the type of pharmacists who succeed in this role, and the essential...

We spoke to Sundeep Gill who returned to our podcast 18 months later since entering the Primary Care sector. We discussed: • What the clinical competency development looks like for a pharmacist entering this sector. • How to use clinical guidelines. • The importance of managing your time at work and outside of work for self-development. • Who this role is for and whether it was the right decision...

What have I learnt after heading the recruitment process of hiring dozens of pharmacists in the last 12 months alone. After reading through over 300 CVs and applications, interviewing dozens of pharmacists and assessed clinical competencies, I share some insider information on what employers look for in a pharmacist for their PCN or GP surgery.

The theme of this series is all about Clinical Pharmacists in PCNs where we discuss what to expect once you’re in and how to thrive in the role. If you’re thinking about working for a PCN or you’ve recently joined a PCN, this series is for you. Co-hosted by Senior IP Pharmacist Ruhina Kassam, we spoke to PCN Pharmacist Hashaam Raja who shared how he secured a senior Clinical Pharmacist role in les...

“Using TikTok to educate patients beyond the consultation room?” We are pleased to announce that our Podcast series is back and we have kickstarted the first episode of series 2 with social media influencer and CPS Pharmacist Nyrah Saleem. So early in her career, yet Nyrah has already made a big impact in the Pharmacy world though her passion in educating the public about the role of the pharmacis...

In this Episode we shifted perspective to see the Clinical Pharmacist role through the lens of someone who is involved in the management & support of PCNs. We spoke to Tara Humphrey who specializes in providing PCN support and consulting advice to healthcare leaders and is the host of the Business of Healthcare podcast. We discussed the common challenges that pharmacists usually face in their...

All about QOF, working in General Practice under lockdown and when pharmacists should start their Independent Prescribing course. We spoke to experienced Clinical Pharmacist Sarah Dekmak who is currently the Lead Clinical Pharmacist in a PCN which covers 8 practices. We discussed all the above and more… Sarah is passionate about delivering excellent clinical care and is also an expert in QOF. And...

Taking time out for self-study, pay brackets & career developments for Pharmacists in General Practice… We spoke to Senior Clinical Pharmacist Adrian Murphy who explained how financial flexibility allowed him to pursue a career as a Clinical Pharmacist, and how his passion for acquiring a deep understanding of every disease he came across led him to become the author of the training programme-...

In this episode, we spoke with a Senior Clinical Pharmacist IP, Medicines Management Consultant & Board Member at his PCN, who was one of the first PCN Pharmacists when PCNs were first formed. We discussed how he navigated his way in the new role & showcased his skills to the GP Partners & Practice managers and we also discovered how his drive for personal development led to his articl...

We spoke to a Pharmacist who was previously an Area Manager of a well-known large multiple Pharmacy chain. She made her transition 12 months ago and she explains that Tony Robbins had something to do with her taking the bold step to leave her career and follow her passion and how her experience as an area manager helped her to excel in her new role.