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Deprescribing Older Patients: A Practical Framework for Primary Care Networks

  • 17th July 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What is deprescribing in older patients? When should medicines be deprescribed? How can PCNs implement a safe deprescribing framework? What are the common barriers to deprescribing? Can Clinical Pharmacists deprescribe? Older patients often take multiple medicines to manage long-term conditions.... Read More...
A PCN pharmacist demonstrating correct inhaler technique to a patient, emphasizing the importance of proper device use for respiratory health.

Inhaler Technique in Primary Care: A PCN Pharmacist’s Guide

  • 6th July 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
Why is inhaler technique in primary care so important? Why should inhaler adherence and technique be assessed together? Which patients should be prioritised for an inhaler review? How should PCN pharmacists assess inhaler technique in primary care? What role do... Read More...
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Building a Resilient PCN Multidisciplinary Team: A Practical Guide

  • 3rd July 2026
  • NoahCoreUsr
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are under increasing pressure to deliver more care with limited workforce capacity while improving patient outcomes. Effective PCN multidisciplinary team design distributes demand across the right mix of professionals. This improves access, reduces GP workload and... Read More...
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Reducing Medication-Related Hospital Admissions: A PCN Toolkit

  • 1st July 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What causes medication-related hospital admissions? Which high-risk medicines contribute most to medication-related hospital admissions? Why is transfer of care a high-risk point for medication safety? How can pharmacists reduce hospital admissions? Who should PCNs prioritise first? PCN toolkit: reducing medication-related... Read More...
How GP practices maintain patient care continuity during annual leave pharmacist cover.

Annual Leave Pharmacist Cover for GP Practices and PCNs

  • 26th June 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
When your clinical pharmacist takes annual leave, patient care shouldn't slow down. Yet many GP practices only begin searching for pharmacist holiday cover for their GP practice once leave is already booked - by then, options are limited and disruption... Read More...
A person examining a stylized gut, with icons for probiotics (yogurt, bacteria) and prebiotics (fiber-rich foods), illustrating the key differences for gut health.

Probiotics vs Prebiotics: Which Is Right for You?

  • 22nd June 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
Probiotics vs prebiotics: Quick Answer What are probiotics? What are prebiotics? Probiotics vs prebiotics: key differences Probiotics Benefits Prebiotics Benefits Can you get enough probiotics and prebiotics from food? Should you take supplements? Which one should you choose? Are probiotics... Read More...
A clinical pharmacist's absence causing disruption, with a clear path to effective cover and service continuity for GP practices and PCNs.

What Happens When Your Clinical Pharmacist Is Off Sick? A Guide to PCN Pharmacist Cover

  • 19th June 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What services are at risk when a clinical pharmacist is off sick? What are the options for PCN pharmacist cover for GP practices? What are the risks of not having PCN pharmacist cover in place? How should PCNs plan for... Read More...
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EMIS Integrated Pharmacist Support for GP Practices

  • 17th June 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What is EMIS integrated pharmacist support? Why EMIS integration matters Supporting medicines optimisation directly within EMIS How does EMIS-integrated support reduce GP workload? Why do GP practices choose remote clinical pharmacist support via EMIS? EMIS integrated pharmacist support enables clinical... Read More...
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What the Expansion of Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Means for the Future Primary Care Workforce

  • 9th June 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
What is a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber? Why is the Government expanding prescribing rights for pharmacists? What new conditions will pharmacist prescribers be able to treat? How Pharmacist Prescribing Is Shaping the Future Primary Care Workforce GP practices continue to face... Read More...
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Pharmacy Staffing Solutions for GP Practices and PCNs

  • 5th June 2026
  • Adeem Azhar, MPharm, IPres
GP practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs) face immense pressure from rising patient demand, workforce shortages, and increasing expectations around patient care and clinical governance. Pharmacy staffing solutions provide a practical way to strengthen clinical teams. Our clinical pharmacy staffing... Read More...

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