Assessing the Role of TARGET TYI Leaflets for Respiratory Care in England’s Community Pharmacies

A study for the JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance journal has looked at the use of TARGET Treating Your Infection (TYI-RTI) leaflets across community pharmacies in England through the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS). These leaflets are designed to support healthcare professionals in delivering tailored conversations with patients about respiratory tract infection (RTI) symptoms. The study showed positive outcomes relating to the number of patients requiring escalation to the pharmacist and signposting to another healthcare provider. Read the article.

Further details of the progress community pharmacy teams have made in promoting AMS and tacking AMR through the Pharmacy Quality Scheme can also be found via NHS England’s website.