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Medicines Learning Portal for NHS Pharmacists

A new portal is available to support pharmacists within the NHS. You can find the Medicines Learning Portal here.

The aims of the site are as follows:

“All pharmacists involved with patient care need clinical problem solving skills to deliver medicines optimisation, and this website we will assist the development of these skills by:

  • Providing knowledge about medicines, and addressing basic principles of medicines safety for key subject areas
  • Showing the right questions to ask when problem-solving
  • Recommending sources of information about medicines
  • Guiding pharmacists on how to apply their professional judgement
  • Advising on communication techniques for delivering expert advice”

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