Mental Health

“Self-care is key to the effective management of long term conditions but mental ill health can negatively affect the ability to self-care. Community pharmacists are able to play a vital role in being able to access people who may otherwise be hard to reach, screen them for treatable mental illness and working with consultant psychiatrists, refer on to relevant services. They are also expanding their roles to provide health coaching to support behaviour change which can significantly improve health and social outcomes.”
-Dr Amrit Sachar, Clinical Lead, Psychological Medicine, West London Mental Health NHS Trust