Pharmacists fill a massive impact on patient care,but proposed government cuts of 6% to funding could mean closures, job losses and reduced pay
I am a community pharmacist. In an average week I carry out a legal check on hundreds of prescriptions, or in depth clinical checks on upwards of 1500 medications. I give flu jabs,emergency contraception, review prescriptions and how patients use their medication as well as provide whichever other pharmaceutical services the NHS currently deems cost effective.
I stand up for 10 hours a day, or either hunched over my work desk or running from patient to patient. All this with only a rapid/fast 20 minute lunch break to forage for some sustenance,while still having to check prescriptions. Somehow, between rushing from task to task, or pharmacists are able to fill a massive impact on patient care – yet the chances are that the patient will never know.
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Source: theguardian.com