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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.

Neil reminds us how his practice operates (0:44)

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

The journey of introducing a pharmacist (2:32)

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

Pharmacists and self-care prescribing (4:19)

The outcome of self-care prescribing (5:10)

Signposting to self-manage conditions (6:08)

Shared care drug monitoring (6:50)

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

The impact on the practice (9:16)

How productive are pharmacists? (10:23)

The financial benefits (11:54)

Impact on the drug budget (12:53)

A vision for the future (13:23)

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

“Home” practice or not? (16:23)

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

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

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

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

Neil’s practice website can be found here

His email address is neil.modha1@nhs.net

Our previous podcast with Neil is available on our website here