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Episode Five: Ravi Sharma

Should clinical pharmacists play an increased role in General Practice? Absolutely, according to Ravi Sharma, a senior primary care pharmacist in the South East. In this episode, Ravi explains to Ben the contribution clinical pharmacists can make to patient care and makes it clear that they shouldn’t be seen as yet another drain on GP time and resources.

Show Notes

Ravi explains how he began his career in GP Pharmacy (1min 14secs)

Exploring the business case for a GP pharmacist (2mins 19secs)

A mix of skills in General Practice (3mins 44secs)

Becoming a prescribing pharmacist with support from the practice (4mins 05mins)

Training a pharmacist (4mins 40secs)

The value of a prescribing pharmacist (5mins 11secs)

What can a GP pharmacist do? (5mins 37secs)

Resistance to a GP pharmacist? (6mins 42secs)

Does a GP pharmacist really reduce GP workload (7mins 13secs)

Can you afford a GP pharmacist? (8mins 05secs)

Taking advantage of a relative over supply of pharmacists (9mins 10secs)

A career in General Practice for pharmacists (9mins 58secs)

A national guide for recruiting a GP pharmacist (10mins 37secs)

The NHS England scheme to pilot clinical pharmacists in General Practice (11mins 14secs)

GP pharmacy working with community pharmacy (11mins 39secs)

Future models of care relying on effective integration (13mins 35secs)

Pharmacy partners in General Practice? (14mins 16secs)