Pharmacy Professionals Group

Community pharmacy is one of the most accessible parts of the health service, providing access to a qualified healthcare professional without an appointment. Pharmacies are generally open for long hours so also provide access at times that should be convenient.

I am part of a Surgery Team that looks after the residents. The other team members are the GP Lead and the Frailty Nurse. Together we provide a Multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach to the patient’s Care Plans.

In this evolving landscape of healthcare, the role of an Integrated Care Pharmacist has become increasingly important.

Our research, published in Age and Ageing, reports which outcomes are most important to measure in hospital deprescribing trials with older people who are under the care of a geriatrician. Older people and their informal carers, health professionals and deprescribing researchers told us that six outcomes were most important, feasible and acceptable to collect and measure in hospital deprescribing research trials.