For many of us, 2020 was a life-changing year in our lives and careers as pharmacists. It was in my case-in March 2020, I was redeployed from a busy acute district general hospital to work as a full-time clinical pharmacist at Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda, a peripheral community hospital in the South Wales Valleys. Some might perceive this as a demotion; there is a certain stereotype that associates community hospitals with a slower pace of work, extended stay patients and a repetitiveness that does not utilise the full repertoire of a pharmacists’ clinical skills. Our patients’ problems range from post-stroke, complex social cases to severely impaired cognition, which may lead to the assumption that the pharmacist’s role is not pivotal; however, my perception is totally different. I saw a golden opportunity; a close-knit team where clinical pharmacists could develop and showcase their skills in supporting these complex patients’ care.
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