Communication is key 

Discussing how the DMS will work within the locality provides another opportunity for community pharmacy professionals to develop good working relationships with their local GP/PCN pharmacy professionals. This could include: 

• Agreeing the best way to communicate with each other 
• Identifying what services different community pharmacies provide 
• Clarifying what the GP/PCN pharmacy professional does routinely in practice, for example, medicines reconciliation, dealing with medicines queries, medication reviews or any specialist clinics
• Making community pharmacy professionals aware of which days GP/PCN pharmacy professionals work in practices.