The College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) is delighted to announce that Roz Gittins is the new President of the CMHP. Roz joined the CMHP Council five years ago and has served as Assistant Registrar, Registrar and Vice-President before becoming President at November’s Council meeting. Roz is the Director of Pharmacy for Humankind, a national charity… Read more »
Continue readingCongratulations to Amanda Parkinson and Svetlana Jankovic who successfully recredentialed with the College recently. Amanda Parkinson is Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist and Team Leader at Lancaster Medical Practice. She was a member of CMHP Council from October 2018 until earlier this year. The assessor of her recredentialing submission highlighted her work in mental health within a primary care… Read more »
Continue readingThe College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) has been appointed by the Department of Health and Social Care’s new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) to produce new national guidance on substance misuse pharmacy services. The CMHP will build on the considerable expertise within its membership to bring together and work with a group… Read more »
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The 2021 winners and runners up are as follows: Best oral practice presentation award Winner – Katherine Hosseini Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Can Proactive Pharmacy Input in Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) Reduce Inpatient Admissions and Occupied Bed Days (OBDs) Used? Runner up – Wael Khawagi University of Manchester Developing and Implementing Mental Health Prescribing Safety… Read more »
Continue readingJohn Lawton is Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The assessor highlighted three areas of his as being most impressive: teaching at the university, contributing to the transformation of the pharmacy department and supporting a junior pharmacist in their training. After going through the recredentialing process, John said: “Working in mental… Read more »
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