Oncology

Ask Accord: How can pharmacists better support people with cancer?

Ask Accord: How can pharmacists better support people with cancer?

We sat down with Rachael Morgan-Jones, pharmacist in a community pharmacy in Pontypool, Wales to find out what motivated her to enrol onto the Accord Oncodemia programme and why she believes other pharmacists should get involved

The award-winning pharmacist revolutionising cancer care

The award-winning pharmacist revolutionising cancer care

Jackie Lewis’s work in training pharmacy staff to spot “red flag” cancer symptoms in walk-in patients is playing a critical role in the recovery of cancer services post-pandemic

‘Perhaps trust is pharmacy’s real prize with the cancer diagnosis pilot’

‘Perhaps trust is pharmacy’s real prize with the cancer diagnosis pilot’

I welcome the trust that the community pharmacy cancer diagnosis pilot implies might be coming our way, but let’s hope the service is designed for us to be able to nail it, The Area Manager says

GP view: Pharmacy cancer scan plan leaves more questions than it answers

GP view: Pharmacy cancer scan plan leaves more questions than it answers

A pilot allowing pharmacists to spot signs of cancer sounds great on the surface, but piling yet more work onto a profession already at breaking point seems unwise, says Toni Hazell