Discuss your answers to the following questions with your pharmacist and make an action plan together:

• If you were to work more closely with one of the surgeries you listed earlier, what one thing could you do that your patients would benefit from most?
• What do you want to develop? E.g. a new personal or clinical skill; building greater knowledge about your local surgery
• What do you know about your local community and patient cohort? Are there specific groups you might focus on, such as older people or an immigrant community?
• Are there specific health needs or issues in your pharmacy/GP location, such as a high incidence of heart disease?

Summary

You can work with your pharmacist to develop closer working with local GP practices. Greater professional satisfaction and an enhanced role in improving patient care are available now as part of this wider primary care team. This action plan should take you further to achieving these goals.