Table 1

Examples of service innovations extending pharmacists palliative care role

Community pharmacy serviceBrief details of the intervention
MacMillan Rural Palliative Care Pharmacist Practitioner (MRPP) project (Akram et al., 2017)
  • Better professional integration of the MRPP in different care settings and teams and promote awareness of the clinical skill set of pharmacists

  • Development of medicine related educational resources for other health and social care professionals

  • Point of contact for advice on sourcing medicines

  • Bespoke training on pharmaceutical matters for care home staff

Community pharmacist medicines optimisation service for patients with advanced cancer pain (Edwards et al., 2019)
  • Delivery of one patient-pharmacist face-to-face or two telephone “medicines optimisation” consultation(s) (∼20–30 min)

  • Format of the consultation was based on the community pharmacy Medicine Use Review (MUR)/New Medicine Service (NMS)

  • Advice to manage medicine-related problems

  • Signposting and referral to other healthcare professionals when needed

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