In her latest blog on skin health, Deborah Evans highlights key issues for women during the menopause and how community pharmacy teams can support them: How and why a woman's skin can be affected during menopause Practical tips to help women care for their skin The conditions that mature skin can be prone to Read Deborah's blog here. … [Read more...] about Skin health during the menopause
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Training on the management of patients with dry skin
New FREE e-module Management of Patients with Dry Skin The new CPD-accredited online training module, developed alongside leading Dermatologist Dr Justine Hextall and Deborah Evans, Pharmacist and Managing Director of Pharmacy Complete, is designed to help pharmacy staff and other primary healthcare professionals develop their knowledge of dry skin and associated dry skin conditions. Upon completion of the module, you should have: Updated your knowledge on the anatomy of the skin and dry … [Read more...] about Training on the management of patients with dry skin
Managing dry skin patients in pharmacy
In her latest blog for Bio-Oil, Deborah Evans explains what is behind the dry skin that so many people experience and offers her advice for pharmacy staff on how best to support patients. Read Deborah's blog here to better understand: The causes of dry skin How to identify dry skin How to treat dry skin How to support patients Practical tips to help care for dry skin … [Read more...] about Managing dry skin patients in pharmacy
HLP – more than a tick box exercise
When we first developed the concept of Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) and evolved the quality criteria there was no Quality Payment Scheme (QPS). Pharmacy contractors and local commissioners chose to invest the time and energy because they saw it as the right thing to do. HLP’s roots are in change management and organisational development – developing workforce capability, ensuring premises and facilities are fit for purpose and engaging with the community to deliver consistent high quality … [Read more...] about HLP – more than a tick box exercise
Quality Payment Scheme 2018/19
The criteria for the second half of the 2018/19 Quality Payment Scheme have been announced with some changes to both the Gateway and the Quality criteria. The review point for this period will be February 15, 2019. We are pleased to see that Healthy Living Pharmacy has been retained with an additional public health capability requirement for the pharmacy team to have completed child oral health training in advance of a planned health campaign on this important topic in 2019. In addition … [Read more...] about Quality Payment Scheme 2018/19