Community Pharmacy Course

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course you will understand:

• The costs involved in delivering NHS pharmaceutical services, and the need for efficiencies.
• The various current efficiency challenges facing community pharmacy.
• The key services delivered by community pharmacies.
• The key players in the community pharmacy team, and their roles.
• How community pharmacy is funded.
• Medicines procurement and reimbursement.
• Key business partners in community pharmacy.
• The new future for community pharmacy.

Community pharmacies, which are found on Britain’s high streets, have an important role in the delivery of healthcare services to local communities.

Community pharmacies are best known for their role in dispensing medicines prescribed by a GP, but in fact the network also has an important role in promoting public health.