Consensus methodology to determine minor ailments appropriate to be directed for management within community pharmacy

National Health Service (NHS) 111, a medical helpline for urgent care used within the England and Scotland, receives significant numbers of patient calls yearly for a range of clinical conditions. Some are considered high acuity and mainly directed to urgent and emergency care. Low acuity conditions are also directed to these costly, overburdened services. Community pharmacy is a recognised setting for effective low acuity condition management and could offer an alternative.

Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - January 3, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Hamde Nazar, Zachariah Nazar, Andre Yeung, Mike Maguire, Alex Connelly, Sarah P. Slight Source Type: research