Ellen Schafheutle 🇪🇺
Professor of Pharmacy Policy & Practice; Centre for Pharmacy Workforce Studies - EU27 citizen - sie, she, elle
- Pathfinder evaluation found that longterm viability of IP in community pharmacy is dependent on 5 key areas: clinical governance, clinical supervision, optimal skill mix, digital infrastructure, and a financially viable funding model. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/f... @imcdermott.bsky.social
- Clinical supervision, something which is traditionally scarce in community pharmacy, was usually provided by a GP through regular one-to-one sessions and was highly valued by pharmacist prescribers as it helped to build their confidence and GP’s trust.
- Reposted by Ellen Schafheutle 🇪🇺Organisational Behaviour in Health Care (OBHC) Conference 2026 Submit your paper You are invited to submit a paper for the Organisational Behaviour in Health Care (OBHC) Conference 2026. The conference will be jointly hosted by Saïd Business School and the Nuffield Department of Primary Care…
- Reposted by Ellen Schafheutle 🇪🇺Is "Taskification" a solution to workforce crisis? In this paper, we problematise the term, tracing its roots to Taylorism, and argue that applying manufacturing logic to healthcare risks fragmenting patient care. doi.org/10.1177/1355... #GeneralPractice #Taskification #Workforce
- With healthcare shortages, it is important to support those wishing to return to practice. Our paper investigates reasons why pharmacists & pharmacy technicians leave and return. We examined how @cppeengland.bsky.social’s ‘return to practice’ supports reintegration. academic.oup.com/ijpp/advance...
- We are advertising for a senior lecturer with a strong foundation in social science. Deadline 15 July. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
- #PQS evaluation, quality incentive scheme for #communitypharmacy in England, published. Positive impacts on practice, but not always evident to those doing PQS. Income stability important. Concerns over complexity and time involved in completion. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
- Nearly all chain pharmacies participated in #PQS, lower engagement from independents (16.5%). Income via PQS important motivator.
- Purpose of PQS recognised as patient safety, patient experience, and clinical effectiveness. Consistency of service provision, sustainability, and wider system integration were also considered important.
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View full threadWhilst #PQS guidance was viewed as valuable, there was some duplication and confusion. Particularly independent pharmacies found PQS workload burdensome and complex.
- Reposted by Ellen Schafheutle 🇪🇺Paper on pharmacist identity as clinicians among the top 10 most cited in Sociology of Health and Illness in 2023 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Well done @imcdermott.bsky.social @ellenschaf.bsky.social & team @uniofmanchester.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social
- Reposted by Ellen Schafheutle 🇪🇺Thrilled to share that our paper on pharmacists' professional identity work is one of the Top 10 most-cited papers published by SHI in 2023! READ HERE onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ellenschaf.bsky.social #TopCitedArticle #pharmacy #pharmacist #identity #sociology
- Reposted by Ellen Schafheutle 🇪🇺Really interesting opinion piece from @ellenschaf.bsky.social Educational supervision is needed to support community pharmacists as independent prescribers pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/opin...
