The chemist and druggist [electronic resource] . pharmacists time,she says, leaving them free toincrease their visibility. Julian Ashley, Safewayssuperintendent pharmacistagrees. But his vision of thefuture involves linking patientmedication records toautomatic picking machines ata warehouse and postaldispatch rather thanpharmacists handing overmedicines themselves. Quantifying the level ofadded value pharmacists giveto healthcare provision isdifficult, says Ipswich proprietorpharmacist Forbes Powrie. How do you measure ourcontribution to healthcare byintervention? he asks,referring to deciphe
The chemist and druggist [electronic resource] . pharmacists time,she says, leaving them free toincrease their visibility. Julian Ashley, Safewayssuperintendent pharmacistagrees. But his vision of thefuture involves linking patientmedication records toautomatic picking machines ata warehouse and postaldispatch rather thanpharmacists handing overmedicines themselves. Quantifying the level ofadded value pharmacists giveto healthcare provision isdifficult, says Ipswich proprietorpharmacist Forbes Powrie. How do you measure ourcontribution to healthcare byintervention? he asks,referring to deciphering scriptsand checking details with urges pharmacists to loghow often they do this toprovide ammunition for futurepay claims. Mike Rudin, superintendentpharmacist at Tesco, says USpharmacists are more pro-activethan their UK sent letters to patientstaking antibiotics, asking themwhether they returned to theirdoctor if their symptoms arecontinuing. They also targetgroups such as diabetics withdetails of new Safeways Julian Ashley Low marginsdent morale Gross profit margins for Januarythis year are ratherdepressing and vary accordingto the region. This is the message from IanJones, professor of pharmacypractice at the University ofPortsmouth and IPMI forecasts morale for anyextended professional dutiesdropping in the face of suchresults. Average margins were downto 17 per cent for NHS servicesin January, or per centincluding the professionalallowance. This translates to a£ gross profit per script, or£ if the professionalallowance is included. For the whole of 1993,margins were per cent, or18 per cent including theallowance. But this varied, withEssex having the lowest marginsin England at per cent, andNewcastle coming top of theleague with 19 per cent. Contractors could improvetheir lot by not prescribing somany blacklisted is no room forsloppiness, says Prof Jones,referring to the 4,000 s
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