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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.

Hala was the first “Pharma Face” and is known as “The Brighton Titan” (0:55)

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

Getting involved with general practice (2:47)

Trying GP out for a week (3:48)

The benefits of working in a practice (5:01)

Learning in general practice (6:31)

The role of a pharmacist in GP (7:32)

Support for pharmacists (8:30)

Pharmacists in PCNs (9:39)

Advice to make an appointment successful (10:41)

Overcoming isolation (11:51)

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

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

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

Contacting Hala (16:44)

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