This is the second in our short series of podcasts on Pharmacists and PCNs and this week we talk to Peterborough GP, Neil Modha. Neil (who’s innovative approach we covered in this previous episode) has gone from employing one to three pharmacists in just over a year. He explains why and how they have proven invaluable in everything from self-care, shared care drug monitoring and document management to audits and chronic disease management.

Show Notes

Neil reminds us how his practice operates (44secs)

From one to three pharmacists – how they help (1min 39secs)

The journey of introducing a pharmacist (2mins 32secs)

What are pharmacists doing in Neil’s practice (3mins 41secs)

Pharmacists and self-care prescribing (4mins 19secs)

The outcome of self-care prescribing (5mins 10secs)

Signposting to self-manage conditions (6mins 08secs)

Shared care drug monitoring (6mins 50secs)

How the rapid growth in pharmacists took place (7mins 50secs)

The impact on the practice (9mins 16secs)

How productive are pharmacists? (10mins 23secs)

The financial benefits (11mins 54secs)

Impact on the drug budget (12mins 53secs)

A vision for the future (13mins 23secs)

How does the pharmacist work in the federation/PCN? (14mins 36secs)

“Home” practice or not? (16mins 23secs)

Advice for other practices thinking of employing a pharmacist (16mins 59secs)

The challenge of the 30% gap in funding (18mins 06secs)

What’s next for Neil’s practice? (19mins 12secs)

What’s next for Neil’s practice? (21mins 35secs)

Neil’s practice website can be found here

His email address is [email protected]

Our previous podcast with Neil is available on our website here