All PCNs have the opportunity to recruit clinical pharmacists into general practice and this week we begin a four part series of podcasts to support that recruitment. We begin, in Episode One, by talking to GP Pharmacist Hala Jawad. Hala discusses the role of a pharmacist within general practice, the way a pharmacist can work within a PCN and how a PCN can make themselves more attractive to pharmacists.

Show Notes

Hala was the first “Pharma Face” and is known as “The Brighton Titan” (55secs)

She moved from running a restaurant to becoming a pharmacist (2min 02secs)

Getting involved with general practice (2mins 47secs)

Trying GP out for a week (3mins 48secs)

The benefits of working in a practice (5mins 01secs)

Learning in general practice (6mins 31secs)

The role of a pharmacist in GP (7mins 32secs)

Support for pharmacists (8mins 30secs)

Pharmacists in PCNs (9mins 39secs)

Advice to make an appointment successful (10mins 41secs)

Overcoming isolation (11mins 51secs)

How attractive is working in GP to a pharmacist? (12mins 42secs)

What makes one role more attractive than another? (14mins 15secs)

How will the pharmacist/GP relationship develop? (15mins 51secs)

Contacting Hala (16mins 44secs)

Hala can be found on Twitter - @jawad_hala

She is also on Facebook and LinkedIn

Her Ask Hala public website is here and her You Tube channel is here