In this episode of the GP Excellence podcast we hear about the General Practice Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (GP CPCS) a pathway that general practices use to refer patients with minor illness or low acuity conditions to a community pharmacist.
The GP CPCS was piloted and launched in Manchester in late 2020. To find out more about it visit https://gpexcellencegm.org.uk/support/gp-community-pharmacist-consultation-service/
Our host for this episode is Dr Joanna Bircher, GP in Stalybridge and Clinical Director, GP Excellence programme.
Her guests are Luvjit Kandula, Director of Pharmacy Transformation for Great Manchester and Local Pharmaceutical Committee, Courtney Kenworthy, Lead Administrator for Hollywood Medical Practice in Oldham and Russell Nolan, Community Pharmacist working in Oldham and out of St Chad’s.
Listen to the podcast below or visit https://gpexcellencepodcast.lnk.to/episode3 to access the podcast series via your preferred podcast provider.
Whether you’re a GP, a manager or part of the administration team, you all have a key role to play and this series will arm you with advice and knowledge to help you do your job better and improve the patient experience.
Throughout the series, we’ll be speaking to expert guests in the area of inequalities, business development and much more. If you would like us to cover a topic, let us know by emailing gm.gpexcellence@nhs.net.
