Pharmacy professionals Learning Library: service set-up and signposting
Medications make a huge difference to the quality of life of people with Parkinson’s and pharmacy professionals can play a vital role in improving how they're used.
Signposting networks
These services are open to all professionals within community, care home, GP and hospital settings:
Service set-up articles
"Janine Barnes: 'Pharmacists don’t need to be frightened of Parkinson’s disease'"
- For all pharmacy professionals.
- Provided by The Pharmaceutical Journal.
An interview with neurology specialist pharmacist Janine Barnes. It explores her work and what pharmacists can do, within multidisciplinary teams, to support people with Parkinson’s.
"A pilot evaluation of specialist community pharmacy services for patients with Parkinson’s disease"
- For experienced pharmacy professionals with prior Parkinson's knowledge.
- Provided by The Pharmaceutical Journal.
A study evaluating the success of a community pharmacy scheme in which people with Parkinson's could contact local specialist pharmacists about their medicines.
"Parkinson’s disease-specific medicines use review"
- For experienced pharmacy professionals with prior Parkinson's knowledge.
- Provided by The Pharmaceutical Journal.
This article examines how members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s London North West Local Practice Forum worked with Parkinson’s UK to develop (at that time) a new service for patients with Parkinson’s. Please note this is now a decommissioned service.
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