CONTENTS 8 BREXIT: WHERE NOW FOR PHARMACY?
12 A PHARMACIST IN PARLIAMENT - MAREE TODD MSP TALKS TO JOHN MACGILL
18 IT’S ‘GOODBYE’ FROM HIM – BUT NOT FROM HER: TWO PHARMACISTS MARK SPECIAL OCCASIONS
26 SMOKING CESSATION: E-CIGARETTES TO BE MADE ILLEGAL FOR UNDER-18S
28 MINOR AILMENT SERVICE – A MAJOR SUCCESS SAYS NOEL WICKS
37 SCHIZOPHRENIA – A MATTER OF UNDERSTANDING
48 RPS SUPPORT SERVICE – ‘A HELPING HAND’ 50 ONE IN THE EYE FOR PHARMACY
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WELL, BREXIT CAME AND WENT, BUT WHAT A STATE OF UNCERTAINTY AND CONFUSION IT HAS LEFT BEHIND! AT THE MOMENT NO ONE IS QUITE SURE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR SCOTTISH PHARMACY, BUT FOR CHIEF PHARMACEUTICAL OFFICER, DR ROSE
MARIE PARR, IT’S BUSINESS AS USUAL (P8). Despite the state of fl ux that’s now permeating Scottish pharmacy – in addition to practically every other sector of industry – Dr Parr tells us how she’s continuing to focus on the fi ve major areas which, she feels, concern the profession at the moment: pharmaceutical care, safer use of medicines, evidence-based outcomes, strategic engagement, and pharmacy education and professionalism.
Scottish Pharmacist also spoke to several professional bodies to gauge their reaction, while two community pharmacists – George Romanes and Johnathan Burton – focus on their specifi c concerns.
Over at Holyrood, meanwhile, the new intake of 51 MSPs to the Scottish Parliament includes a dentist, two nurses, a former pharmacy assistant and a clinical pharmacist. For 20 years, Maree Todd, recently elected as an SNP MSP for the Highlands and Islands, worked as a member of the psychiatry team - fi rst at the former Craig Dunain Hospital - then at New Craigs Hospital in Inverness. In this issue, Maree tells John Macgill how she believes this experience will help her as she represents the people of the Highlands and Islands, and the pharmacy profession, in parliament.
Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, meanwhile, the Minor Ailment Service continues to go from strength to strength. In this issue we take a
look at the current state of play as regards statistics, while Noel Wicks from Right Medicine Pharmacy explains why Scottish pharmacy should be so proud of this successful service (p28).
And speaking of celebrating, two Scottish community pharmacists have marked 2016 as a ‘special year’ in their calendar. In Inverurie, pharmacy stalwart, Ian Will, used the New Year to mark his retirement from the profession after 43 years’ service, while in Glasgow, Carol Burns has just celebrated 40 years in pharmacy but, unlike Ian, has no intentions of putting her feet up yet (p18).
It’s estimated that between one and two per cent of the Scottish population have a diagnosed psychotic disorder, which can result in patients not taking their medication. SP looks at the role that you, the community pharmacist, can play in supporting patients with schizophrenia (p37). The number of young people, who have stopped smoking, continues to fall but, later this year, it will become illegal to sell e-cigarettes to under-18s. We take a look at how much this will affect the smoking cessation statistics (p26).
THE EDITOR
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