CCG roles for community pharmacists

摘要

ONE in 10 clinical commissioning groups has formal roles for community pharmacists, The Journal has learnt. Roles range from board positions and seats on prescribing committees to formal observer status, according to findings from a survey of England's local pharmaceutical committees carried out earlier this year. According to the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee, LPCs — as the local representative bodies for community pharmacy — should lead on work to influence CCGs. The finding that 10 per cent of CCGs have formal pharmacist roles was described as "promising" by Mike King, head of LPC support for the PSNC.